# inserting vs insisting

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### inserting
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈsɝtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #20,393*
present participle and gerund of insert

### insisting
*adjective · IPA /ɪnˈsɪstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,936*
Synonym of insistant.

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