inspirar

/[ĩnspiˈɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,997

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

inspirar is aSpanishverb. It means: Llevar aire a los pulmones. Pronounced [ĩnspiˈɾaɾ]. Often confused with inspire and inspiraron.

Key facts for inspirar
PropertyValue
Headwordinspirar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnspiˈɾaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,997
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inspirar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for inspirar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩnspiˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,997 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for inspirar, with forms such as "innspirar", "inpsirar", and "insiprar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "inspire", "inspiraron", "inspirarse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is inspirar, spelled I-N-S-P-I-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevar aire a los pulmones.
  2. 2
    Aspirar una sustancia suspendida en el aire, como el humo, o algún gas o mezcla de gases y sustancias suspendidas en él.
  3. 3
    Causar una impresión, sensación o sentimiento.
  4. 4
    Producir impresiones, sensaciones o sentimientos que impulsan al artista a crear.
  5. 5
    Tener influencia en un estilo o forma de hacer las cosas, porque se copia en algunos aspectos, o se le imita en cierto grado.
  6. 6
    Iluminar Dios a alguien para que actúe de manera virtuosa.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: innspirar,inpsirar,insiprar,inspiarr,inspirarr,inspirrar,insppirar,inspriar,insspirar,isnpirar,nispirar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inspirar

Misspelling Variants of "inspirar"

innspirar9inpsirar8insiprar8inspiarr8inspirarr9inspirrar9insppirar9inspriar8
Misspelling Variants of "inspirar"

Frequency rank: #17,997 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inspirar"?
"inspirar" is spelled I-N-S-P-I-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnspiˈɾaɾ].
What does "inspirar" mean?
As a verb, "inspirar" means: Llevar aire a los pulmones.
What words are commonly confused with "inspirar"?
"inspirar" is commonly confused with "inspire", "inspiraron", "inspirarse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inspirar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inspirar" is [ĩnspiˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inspirar" come from?
"inspirar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.