insanité

\ɛ̃.sa.ni.te\

/\ɛ̃.sa.ni.te\/ noun

The verdict

“insanité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action ou parole qui dénote un manque de jugement, de bon sens.

Corpus desk

Index FR-insanite · insanité · French

insanité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for insanité
PropertyValue
Headwordinsanité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.sa.ni.te\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « insanité » en français

insanitén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insanité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.sa.ni.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

insanité has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is insanité, spelled I-N-S-A-N-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action ou parole qui dénote un manque de jugement, de bon sens.
  2. 2
    État d'une personne proche de la folie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how insanité appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La plaie qui ronge les cours, la courtisanerie les porte fatalement à une sorte d’insanité mentale. L’enthousiasme prédomine, et le jugement se trouble.
  2. Té! Boudiou! s'écrie notre insupportable voisin qui n’a cessé de dire des insanités et de faire des calembours (et quels calembours, grands dieux!).

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insanité"?
"insanité" is spelled I-N-S-A-N-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.sa.ni.te\.
What does "insanité" mean?
As a noun, "insanité" means: Action ou parole qui dénote un manque de jugement, de bon sens.
How do you pronounce "insanité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insanité" is \ɛ̃.sa.ni.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insanité" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list