inspired
/ɪnˈspaɪɹd/adjective, verb
inspired is spelled I-N-S-P-I-R-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 43 times per million words in written English, the 2,339th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inspired means “Having excellence through inspiration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inspired?
| Letters | 8: I-N-S-P-I-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 43 times per million words; the 2,339th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is inspired?
Inspired appears 43 times per million words in written English, the 2,339th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce inspired?
- US /ɪnˈspaɪɹd/
- UK /ɪnˈspaɪəd/
Inspired has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-inspired.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with inspired?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as inspired from its last stressed vowel (/aɪɹd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of inspired
- more inspired comparative
- most inspired superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inspired mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having excellence through inspiration.
The actor's inspired performance of Hamlet's soliloquy left the audience dumbfounded.
- 2
Filled with inspiration or motivated.
The artist was inspired to paint a true masterpiece.
- 3
Infused with power or knowledge granted from a supernatural entity; possessing inspiration from the divine.
Korean shamans are thought to be capable of inspired speech, in which they convey the words of the gods.
- 4
Drawn into the lungs; inhaled.
- 5
obsoleteInflated.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of inspire.
Government-inspired rumors
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).