inscribir
[ĩnskɾiˈβ̞iɾ]
The verdict
“inscribir” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,147 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #19,147
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Labrar o grabar letras o imágenes de manera permanente en piedra, metal u otro material.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inscribir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ĩnskɾiˈβ̞iɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,147 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inscribir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for inscribir is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩnskɾiˈβ̞iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,147 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for inscribir, with forms such as "incsribir", "innscribir", and "insccribir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "inscribirse", "inscribe", "inscribí", and more, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is inscribir, spelled I-N-S-C-R-I-B-I-R.
Definition
- 1Labrar o grabar letras o imágenes de manera permanente en piedra, metal u otro material.
- 2Incluir el nombre de alguien dentro de una lista para un fin determinado.
- 3Registrar documentos o declaraciones en cumplimiento de una ley.
- 4Incluir una figura dentro de otra, de tal modo que tengan puntos comunes sin que se corten entre sí.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: incsribir,innscribir,insccribir,inscirbir,inscrbiir,inscribbir,inscribirr,inscribri,inscriibr,inscrivir,inscrribir,insrcibir,insscribir,isncribir,niscribir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inscribir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “inscribir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-S-C-R-I-B-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩnskɾiˈβ̞iɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “inscribirse” - see the side-by-side comparison. inscribir vs inscribirse
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.