insert

\ɛ̃.sɛʁ\

/\ɛ̃.sɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“insert” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,512
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Séquence d’ADN étranger introduite dans une molécule d’ADN donnée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-insert · insert · French

insert · rank #44,512 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,512
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH informels

Nearest frequency peer: informels (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « insert »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « insert » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

insert vs inter
67% similar
insert vs Isère
33% similar
insert vs instit
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for insert
PropertyValue
Headwordinsert
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.sɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#44,512
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « insert »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).insertse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « informels » (#44,511), « inspirante » (#44,513), « informatisation » (#44,510). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « insert » est au #44,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around insert (IPA \ɛ̃.sɛʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,512 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for insert, with forms such as "inesrt", "innsert", and "inserrt". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "inter", "Isère", "instit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is insert, spelled I-N-S-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Séquence d’ADN étranger introduite dans une molécule d’ADN donnée.
  2. 2
    Appareil de chauffage qui ferme le bas d'une cheminée.
  3. 3
    Pochette où l'on peut insérer quelque chose.
  4. 4
    Plan de liaison marquant une brève rupture dans les plans ordinaires et servant un but esthétique ou informatif, pouvant être constitué d’un très gros plan, d’un dessin ou d’un texte.
  5. 5
    Un composant (mécanique, électrique, etc.) inséré dans un autre (insert fileté, insert électrique dans les galleys/cuisines d’avion, etc.)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les propriétaires de poêles, inserts ou chaudières à bois, particulièrement, multiplient les achats précoces.

This word in other languages

insert(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inesrt
  • innsert
  • inserrt
  • insertt
  • insetr
  • insret
  • inssert
  • isnert
  • nisert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insert - 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.

inesrt2innsert1inserrt1insertt1insetr2insret2inssert1isnert2
Edit distance from "insert"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insert"?
"insert" is spelled I-N-S-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.sɛʁ\.
What does "insert" mean?
As a noun, "insert" means: Séquence d’ADN étranger introduite dans une molécule d’ADN donnée.
What words are commonly confused with "insert"?
"insert" is commonly confused with "inter", "Isère", "instit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "insert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insert" is \ɛ̃.sɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insert" come from?
"insert" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "insert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impuni#44,499jacket#44,525Jennie#44,528huttes#44,495

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

holder9 variantsHicham9 variantsguéret9 variantsKidman9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list