inspirieren

[ɪnspiˈʁiːʁən]

/[ɪnspiˈʁiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“inspirieren” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,661. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,661
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geistig anregen

Corpus desk

Index DE-inspirieren · inspirieren · German

inspirieren · rank #15,661 · 16 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,661
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Impfungen

Nearest frequency peer: Impfungen (-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 „inspirieren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „inspirieren“ 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).

inspirieren vs inspiriert
82% similar
inspirieren vs inspirierte
82% similar
inspirieren vs inspizieren
91% similar

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

Key facts for inspirieren
PropertyValue
Headwordinspirieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪnspiˈʁiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#15,661
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „inspirieren“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Impfungen“ (#15,660), „instant“ (#15,662), „Ignoranz“ (#15,659). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „inspirieren“ bei #15,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around inspirieren (IPA [ɪnspiˈʁiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,661 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 inspirieren, with forms such as "innspirieren", "inpsirieren", and "insiprieren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "inspiriert", "inspirierte", "inspizieren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is inspirieren, spelled I-N-S-P-I-R-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    geistig anregen
  2. 2
    zu einem Tun veranlassen; dazu bringen, etwas zu unterlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Meine Ansichten sind auch durch das neue Buch zu diesem Thema inspiriert.
  2. „Manchmal inspiriert eine undurchsichtige Zusammensetzung einen sprachsensiblen und kreativen Menschen dazu, das Wort zu verändern, umzugestalten, es volksetymologisch zu verballhornen.“

This word in other languages

inspire(English)inspirar(Español)inspirer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innspirieren
  • inpsirieren
  • insiprieren
  • inspiireren
  • inspireiren
  • inspirieern
  • inspirierenn
  • inspirierne
  • inspirierren
  • inspirireen
  • inspirrieren
  • insppirieren
  • inspriieren
  • insspirieren
  • isnpirieren
  • nispirieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inspirieren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

innspirieren1inpsirieren2insiprieren2inspiireren2inspireiren2inspirieern2inspirierenn1inspirierne2
Edit distance from "inspirieren"

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 "inspirieren"?
"inspirieren" is spelled I-N-S-P-I-R-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnspiˈʁiːʁən].
What does "inspirieren" mean?
As a verb, "inspirieren" means: geistig anregen
What words are commonly confused with "inspirieren"?
"inspirieren" is commonly confused with "inspiriert", "inspirierte", "inspizieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inspirieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inspirieren" is [ɪnspiˈʁiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inspirieren" come from?
"inspirieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Grundwasser#15,649Konferenzen#15,674koordiniert#15,675Funktionäre#15,629

Similar misspelling depth

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

kommuniziert16 variantsmangelnden16 variantseinzunehmen16 variantsdiesjährige16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list