inspizieren

[ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən]

/[ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“inspizieren” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #48,991 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#48,991
frequency rank, German
11
letters
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas gründlich prüfen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

inspizieren vs inspiziert
82% similar
inspizieren vs infizieren
82% similar
inspizieren vs inspirieren
91% similar

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

Key facts for inspizieren
PropertyValue
Headwordinspizieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#48,991
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inspizieren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). inspizieren lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for inspizieren is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,991 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas gründlich prüfen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for inspizieren, with forms such as "innspizieren", "inpsizieren", and "insipzieren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "inspiziert", "infizieren", "inspirieren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is inspizieren, spelled I-N-S-P-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas gründlich prüfen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: innspizieren,inpsizieren,insipzieren,inspiizeren,inspizeiren,inspizieern,inspizierenn,inspizierne,inspizierren,inspizireen,inspizzieren,insppizieren,inspziieren,insspizieren,isnpizieren,nispizieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inspizieren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

innspizieren1inpsizieren2insipzieren2inspiizeren2inspizeiren2inspizieern2inspizierenn1inspizierne2
Edit distance from "inspizieren"

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 "inspizieren"?
"inspizieren" is spelled I-N-S-P-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "inspizieren" mean?
As a verb, "inspizieren" means: etwas gründlich prüfen
What words are commonly confused with "inspizieren"?
"inspizieren" is commonly confused with "inspiziert", "infizieren", "inspirieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inspizieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inspizieren" is [ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inspizieren" come from?
"inspizieren" 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.

Using “inspizieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-N-S-P-I-Z-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɪnspiˈt͡siːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “inspiziert” - see the side-by-side comparison. inspizieren vs inspiziert
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list