inquisition

\ɛ̃.ki.zi.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.ki.zi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“inquisition” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,781. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,781
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enquête, recherche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inquisition · inquisition · French

inquisition · rank #18,781 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,781
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH influents

Nearest frequency peer: influents (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « inquisition »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « inquisition » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for inquisition
PropertyValue
Headwordinquisition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.ki.zi.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,781
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inquisition »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).inquisitionse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « influents » (#18,780), « incontournables » (#18,779), « Joshua » (#18,783). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inquisition » est au #18,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around inquisition (IPA \ɛ̃.ki.zi.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,781 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for inquisition, with forms such as "innquisition", "inqiusition", and "inqquisition". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is inquisition, spelled I-N-Q-U-I-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enquête, recherche.
  2. 2
    Tribunal établi par l’Église, surtout à partir du XIIIᵉ siècle, en certains pays pour rechercher et punir ceux qui avaient des sentiments contraires à la foi catholique.
  3. 3
    Ensemble des membres de cette juridiction.
  4. 4
    Enquête, recherche où il se mêle de l’arbitraire et une curiosité souvent indiscrète.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how inquisition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Peut-être faut-il attribuer cette froideur dans la pratique très-exacte, minutieuse même des devoirs religieux, à l’inquisition, qui a fait des chrétiens espagnols, des catholiques qui semblent ne l’être que tout juste autant qu’il faut pour ne pas être damnés.
  2. On sent que s'il le pouvait il rétablirait l’inquisition et les autodafés, rien que pour se donner la joie âcre et cruelle de condamner les Juifs et de les voir rôtir à petit feu. Il en convient d'ailleurs sans peine.

Synonyms

Congrégation pour la doctrine de la foiOfficeSaint OfficeSaint-OfficeSainte Inquisition romaine et universelleSainte InquisitionTribunal de l’Inquisition

This word in other languages

inquisition(English)inquisición(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innquisition
  • inqiusition
  • inqquisition
  • inquiistion
  • inquisiiton
  • inquisitino
  • inquisitionn
  • inquisitoin
  • inquisittion
  • inquissition
  • inquistiion
  • inqusiition
  • inuqisition
  • iqnuisition
  • niquisition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inquisition - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

innquisition1inqiusition2inqquisition1inquiistion2inquisiiton2inquisitino2inquisitionn1inquisitoin2
Edit distance from "inquisition"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inquisition"?
"inquisition" is spelled I-N-Q-U-I-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.ki.zi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "inquisition" mean?
As a noun, "inquisition" means: Enquête, recherche.
What are common misspellings of "inquisition"?
Common misspellings include "innquisition", "inqiusition", "inqquisition", "inquiistion", "inquisiiton". The correct spelling is "inquisition".
How do you pronounce "inquisition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inquisition" is \ɛ̃.ki.zi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inquisition" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inquisition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list