inspection

\ɛ̃s.pɛk.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃s.pɛk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“inspection” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,206
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’examiner avec attention ; observation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inspection · inspection · French

inspection · rank #6,206 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,206
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH initiatives

Nearest frequency peer: initiatives (-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 « inspection »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inspection » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inspection vs inspections
91% similar
inspection vs infection
80% similar
inspection vs injection
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inspection
PropertyValue
Headwordinspection
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃s.pɛk.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,206
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inspection »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.inspectionse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « initiatives » (#6,205), « installée » (#6,207), « infection » (#6,204). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inspection » est au #6,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around inspection (IPA \ɛ̃s.pɛk.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,206 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 inspection, with forms such as "innspection", "inpsection", and "insepction". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "inspections", "infection", "injection", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is inspection, spelled I-N-S-P-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’examiner avec attention ; observation.
  2. 2
    Action d’examiner avec soin ce qu’on a la fonction de surveiller.
  3. 3
    Fonction d’inspecteur.
  4. 4
    Endroit où sont les bureaux de celui qui remplit cette fonction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] elle se contenta de regarder les adresses, comme si à l’inspection de ces seules adresses sa mémoire lui rappelait ce que contenaient ces lettres ; […].
  2. Les aruspices prétendaient juger de l’avenir par l’inspection des entrailles des victimes.

This word in other languages

inspection(English)inspección(Español)Besichtigung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innspection
  • inpsection
  • insepction
  • inspcetion
  • inspecction
  • inspeciton
  • inspectino
  • inspectionn
  • inspectoin
  • inspecttion
  • inspetcion
  • insppection
  • insspection
  • isnpection
  • nispection

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inspection - 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.

innspection1inpsection2insepction2inspcetion2inspecction1inspeciton2inspectino2inspectionn1
Edit distance from "inspection"

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 "inspection"?
"inspection" is spelled I-N-S-P-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃s.pɛk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "inspection" mean?
As a noun, "inspection" means: Action d’examiner avec attention ; observation.
What words are commonly confused with "inspection"?
"inspection" is commonly confused with "inspections", "infection", "injection". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inspection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inspection" is \ɛ̃s.pɛk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inspection" come from?
"inspection" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

opérateurs#6,223amendement#6,162visibilité#6,148alternance#6,265

Similar misspelling depth

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

initiatives15 variantsjudiciaires15 variantscherchant15 variantsvocabulaire15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list