insole
/ˈɪnsoʊl/noun, verb
insole is a noun meaning “The inside sole of a shoe or other footwear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled I-N-S-O-L-E, and it appears about once in every 7 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of insole is insoles.
What does insole mean?
noun
- 1
The inside sole of a shoe or other footwear.
verb
- 1
To fit (footwear) with an insole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce insole?
- UK /ˈɪnsəʊl/
- US /ˈɪnsoʊl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-insole.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of insole
- insoles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- insoling participle, present
- insoled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is insole?
Insole appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Insole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inside sole of footwear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | semelle intérieure |
| German | Einlage, Einlegesohle |
| Portuguese | palmilha |
| Spanish | plantilla, palmilla |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does insole come from?
From in + sole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).