# insert vs insist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### insert
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈsɜːt/ · frequency rank #7,019*
To put in between or into.

### insist
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈsɪst/ · frequency rank #6,798*
To hold up a claim emphatically.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insert-vs-insist