inspiration

\ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“inspiration” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,158
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action par laquelle l’air entre dans le poumon ; mouvement opposé à l’expiration.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inspiration · inspiration · French

inspiration · rank #4,158 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,158
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inscrits

Nearest frequency peer: inscrits (-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 « inspiration »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inspiration » 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).

inspiration vs instigation
82% similar
inspiration vs inspirations
92% similar

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

Key facts for inspiration
PropertyValue
Headwordinspiration
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,158
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inspiration »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.inspirationse 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 « inscrits » (#4,157), « king » (#4,159), « ingénieurs » (#4,156). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inspiration » est au #4,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around inspiration (IPA \ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,158 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for inspiration, with forms such as "innspiration", "inpsiration", and "insipration". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "instigation", "inspirations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is inspiration, spelled I-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action par laquelle l’air entre dans le poumon ; mouvement opposé à l’expiration.
  2. 2
    Sorte de souffle divin qui pousse à tel ou tel acte.
  3. 3
    Acte de stimulation de l’intellect, des émotions et de la créativité à partir d’une influence.
  4. 4
    Idée créatrice, élan créateur d'origine mystérieuse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette apnée peut durer de quelques secondes à une, deux minutes et plus. On peut croire que l'enfant est expiré, puis une inspiration reparaît suivie d'autres de plus en plus rapprochées, et les alternatives d’apnée et de respiration fréquente se répètent à plusieurs reprises jusqu'à la mort.
  2. Après la défaite de Koeniggraetz […], François-Joseph reçut du Saint-Esprit l’ordre d’appeler au pouvoir, […], un ministre saxon. L’inspiration céleste est ici manifeste, parce que le choix de l’Empereur ne saurait évidemment s’expliquer par aucune raison humaine.

Synonyms

inspir

This word in other languages

inhalation(English)inspiración(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innspiration
  • inpsiration
  • insipration
  • inspiartion
  • inspiraiton
  • inspiratino
  • inspirationn
  • inspiratoin
  • inspirattion
  • inspirration
  • inspirtaion
  • insppiration
  • inspriation
  • insspiration
  • isnpiration
  • nispiration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inspiration - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

innspiration1inpsiration2insipration2inspiartion2inspiraiton2inspiratino2inspirationn1inspiratoin2
Edit distance from "inspiration"

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 "inspiration"?
"inspiration" is spelled I-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "inspiration" mean?
As a noun, "inspiration" means: Action par laquelle l’air entre dans le poumon ; mouvement opposé à l’expiration.
What words are commonly confused with "inspiration"?
"inspiration" is commonly confused with "instigation", "inspirations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inspiration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inspiration" is \ɛ̃s.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inspiration" come from?
"inspiration" 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 "inspiration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

francophone#4,153observation#4,168emplacement#4,146énergétique#4,201

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

récompense16 variantsBritanniques16 variantsAlternative16 variantscatholiques16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list