# inspection

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/ · frequency rank #5,694

## Definitions
1. The act of examining something, often closely.
2. An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.

## Etymology
From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin īnspectiō (“examination, inspection”), from the verb īnspiciō (“to inspect”), from speciō (“to look at”). By surface analysis, inspect + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **inspector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inspection-vs-inspector)
- **infection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infection-vs-inspection)
- **injection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/injection-vs-inspection)
- **insertion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insertion-vs-inspection)
- **inspecting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inspecting-vs-inspection)
- **inflection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inflection-vs-inspection)

## Common misspellings (16)
`innspection`, `inpsection`, `insepction`, `inspcetion`, `inspecction`, `inspeciton`, `inspecsion`, `inspectino`, `inspectionn`, `inspectoin`, `inspecttion`, `inspetcion`, `insppection`, `insspection`, `isnpection`, `nispection`

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