inséminer
\ɛ̃.se.mi.ne\
The verdict
“inséminer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d'apporter naturellement ou artificiellement la semence mâle sur les ovules d’une femelle, en vue de les féconder.
Corpus desk
Index FR-inseminer · inséminer · French
inséminer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inséminer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.se.mi.ne\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « inséminer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
inséminer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.se.mi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
inséminer has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 inséminer, spelled I-N-S-É-M-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Action d'apporter naturellement ou artificiellement la semence mâle sur les ovules d’une femelle, en vue de les féconder.
- 2Action de féconder artificiellement, pratiquer l'insémination artificielle.
- 3Subir ou accepter un coït.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inséminer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les chèvres auront subi une échographie avant la pose de l’éponge pour éviter d’inséminer, celles en pseudogestation avant la mise à la reproduction.
La durée de mon intervention est fixée par la convention collective : six minutes trente par vache pour arriver dans l’élevage, prendre les consignes que j'ai anticipées au planning d’accouplement, décongeler la paillette, inséminer, laver les bottes, rédiger les documents que je dois laisser à l’éleveur.
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.