# inspector

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈspɛk.tə/ · frequency rank #4,682

## Definitions
1. A person employed to inspect something.
2. A police officer ranking below superintendent.
3. A software tool used to examine something.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnspector, from īnspiciō, equivalent to inspect + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **inspect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inspect-vs-inspector)
- **injector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/injector-vs-inspector)
- **inspection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inspection-vs-inspector)

## Common misspellings (14)
`innspector`, `inpsector`, `insepctor`, `inspcetor`, `inspecctor`, `inspecotr`, `inspectorr`, `inspectro`, `inspecttor`, `inspetcor`, `insppector`, `insspector`, `isnpector`, `nispector`

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