# inquisitor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈkwɪzətəɹ/ · frequency rank #34,938

## Definitions
1. A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
2. An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.

## Etymology
From Old French inquisiteur, from Latin inquīsītor.

## Easily confused with
- **inquisition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inquisition-vs-inquisitor)

## Common misspellings (14)
`innquisitor`, `inqiusitor`, `inqquisitor`, `inquiistor`, `inquisiotr`, `inquisitorr`, `inquisitro`, `inquisittor`, `inquissitor`, `inquistior`, `inqusiitor`, `inuqisitor`, `iqnuisitor`, `niquisitor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/inquisitor