insanity
\ɪnˈsæn.ɪ.ti\
The verdict
“insanity” 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 May 6, 2026) - Folie, insanité.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insanity |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɪnˈsæn.ɪ.ti\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “insanity” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
insanity is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɪnˈsæn.ɪ.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Folie, insanité.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for insanity in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is insanity, spelled I-N-S-A-N-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Folie, insanité.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “insanity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-N-S-A-N-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɪnˈsæn.ɪ.ti\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.