Inspiration

[ɪnspiʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ɪnspiʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Inspiration” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,386
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erhellende Eingebung, erhellender Einfall

Corpus desk

Index DE-inspiration · Inspiration · German

Inspiration · rank #9,386 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,386
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Inhalten

Nearest frequency peer: Inhalten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Inspiration“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Inspiration“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Inspiration vs Inspirationen
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Inspiration
PropertyValue
HeadwordInspiration
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪnspiʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#9,386
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Inspiration“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Inspirationliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Inhalten“ (#9,385), „irgendeinen“ (#9,387), „IHK“ (#9,384). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Inspiration“ bei #9,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Inspiration (IPA [ɪnspiʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,386 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Inspiration, with forms such as "innspiration", "inpsiration", and "insipration". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Inspirationen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Inspiration, spelled I-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erhellende Eingebung, erhellender Einfall
  2. 2
    Einziehen der Luft in die Lunge

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Inspiration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Problem beschäftigte mich schon lange; plötzlich hatte ich eine Inspiration, wie es zu lösen sein müsste.
  2. „Walter Mehring war ein Berliner Schriftsteller durch und durch, aber seine beste Inspiration fand er in Paris.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innspiration
  • inpsiration
  • insipration
  • inspiartion
  • inspiraiton
  • inspiratino
  • inspirationn
  • inspiratoin
  • inspirattion
  • inspirration
  • inspirtaion
  • insppiration
  • inspriation
  • insspiration
  • isnpiration
  • nispiration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Inspiration - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

innspiration1inpsiration2insipration2inspiartion2inspiraiton2inspiratino2inspirationn1inspiratoin2
Edit distance from "Inspiration"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Inspiration"?
"Inspiration" is spelled I-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnspiʁaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Inspiration" mean?
As a noun, "Inspiration" means: erhellende Eingebung, erhellender Einfall
What words are commonly confused with "Inspiration"?
"Inspiration" is commonly confused with "Inspirationen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Inspiration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Inspiration" is [ɪnspiʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Inspiration" come from?
"Inspiration" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Inspiration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list