inspectrice

\ɛ̃s.pɛk.tʁis\

/\ɛ̃s.pɛk.tʁis\/ noun

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The verdict

“inspectrice” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,002. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,002
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celle dont la fonction est d’inspecter, de surveiller quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inspectrice · inspectrice · French

inspectrice · rank #36,002 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,002
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inhibiteur

Nearest frequency peer: inhibiteur (-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 « inspectrice »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inspectrice » 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 inspectrice
PropertyValue
Headwordinspectrice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃s.pɛk.tʁis\
Letters11
Frequency rank#36,002
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inspectrice »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).inspectricese 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 « inhibiteur » (#36,001), « inspirait » (#36,003), « inhabituelles » (#36,000). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inspectrice » est au #36,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around inspectrice (IPA \ɛ̃s.pɛk.tʁis\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,002 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for inspectrice, with forms such as "innspectrice", "inpsectrice", and "insepctrice". 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 inspectrice, spelled I-N-S-P-E-C-T-R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle dont la fonction est d’inspecter, de surveiller quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Officière de la police judiciaire dans certains pays comme la Belgique.
  3. 3
    Épouse d’un inspecteur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Grace à l’équité de la Société royale, inspectrice des prisons, nos tributs ont été devancés par des bienfaits.
  2. Inspectrice des douanes.

Synonyms

vérificatricesuperviseuse

This word in other languages

inspectrix(English)inspectora(Español)Inspektorin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innspectrice
  • inpsectrice
  • insepctrice
  • inspcetrice
  • inspecctrice
  • inspecrtice
  • inspectirce
  • inspectrcie
  • inspectricce
  • inspectriec
  • inspectrrice
  • inspecttrice
  • inspetcrice
  • insppectrice
  • insspectrice
  • isnpectrice
  • nispectrice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

innspectrice1inpsectrice2insepctrice2inspcetrice2inspecctrice1inspecrtice2inspectirce2inspectrcie2
Edit distance from "inspectrice"

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 "inspectrice"?
"inspectrice" is spelled I-N-S-P-E-C-T-R-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃s.pɛk.tʁis\.
What does "inspectrice" mean?
As a noun, "inspectrice" means: Celle dont la fonction est d’inspecter, de surveiller quelque chose.
What are common misspellings of "inspectrice"?
Common misspellings include "innspectrice", "inpsectrice", "insepctrice", "inspcetrice", "inspecctrice". The correct spelling is "inspectrice".
How do you pronounce "inspectrice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inspectrice" is \ɛ̃s.pɛk.tʁis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inspectrice" come from?
"inspectrice" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

instigation#36,004indiquaient#35,995irrecevable#36,013grammatical#35,972

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

inhabituelles17 variantsinterpellent17 variantsirréductible17 variantsfinalisation17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list