inscriptovsinscritoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“inscripto” and “inscrito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,610
“inscripto” frequency rank
#11,798
“inscrito” frequency rank
58408
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inscripto inscrito
Definition Participio irregular de inscribir o de inscribirse. Participio irregular de inscribir o de inscribirse.

Where the eye mixes inscripto and inscrito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
inscripto
8 ch
inscrito

Visual trap between inscripto and inscrito

A purely visual mix-up. inscripto ([ĩnsˈkɾipt̪o]) and inscrito ([ĩnsˈkɾit̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inscripto is recorded at frequency rank #46,610, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnsˈkɾipt̪o]. inscrito is at rank #11,798, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnsˈkɾit̪o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 58408, this pair ranks #66,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inscripto vs inscrito

Shared letters: cinorst. Private to "inscripto": p. Private to "inscrito": -.

"inscripto" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCV  ·  "inscrito" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inscriptoincsripto · innscripto · insccripto · inscirpto · inscripot · inscrippto · inscriptto · inscritpo
  • inscritoincsrito · innscrito · insccrito · inscirto · inscriot · inscritto · inscrrito · inscrtio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "inscripto" for "inscrito" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩnsˈkɾipt̪o] versus [ĩnsˈkɾit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inscripto" or "inscrito" show up more?
"inscrito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,798 in our Spanish list, against #46,610 for "inscripto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inscripto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inscrito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inscripto" and "inscrito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inscripto vs inscriptos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #66,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list