inscriptions
\ɛ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“inscriptions” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,573 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,573
- frequency rank, French
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de inscription.
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 | inscriptions |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #5,573 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “inscriptions” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for inscriptions is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,573 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de inscription.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for inscriptions, with forms such as "incsriptions", "innscriptions", and "insccriptions". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "inscription", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is inscriptions, spelled I-N-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de inscription.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: incsriptions,innscriptions,insccriptions,inscirptions,inscripitons,inscripptions,inscriptinos,inscriptionns,inscriptionss,inscriptiosn,inscriptoins,inscripttions,inscritpions,inscrpitions,inscrriptions,insrciptions,insscriptions,isncriptions,niscriptions
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inscriptions - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “inscriptions”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-N-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “inscription” - see the side-by-side comparison. inscriptions vs inscription
- 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.