insigne

\ɛ̃.siɲ\

/\ɛ̃.siɲ\/ adj

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The verdict

“insigne” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,407
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui s’impose à l’attention par son caractère.

Corpus desk

Index FR-insigne · insigne · French

insigne · rank #13,407 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,407
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH infirmier

Nearest frequency peer: infirmier (-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 « insigne »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « insigne » 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).

insigne vs insiste
71% similar
insigne vs insinue
71% similar
insigne vs insignes
88% similar

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

Key facts for insigne
PropertyValue
Headwordinsigne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.siɲ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,407
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « insigne »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.insignese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « infirmier » (#13,406), « interlocuteurs » (#13,408), « Ibrahim » (#13,404). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « insigne » est au #13,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around insigne (IPA \ɛ̃.siɲ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,407 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for insigne, with forms such as "inisgne", "innsigne", and "insgine". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "insiste", "insinue", "insignes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is insigne, spelled I-N-S-I-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui s’impose à l’attention par son caractère.
  2. 2
    Qui s’impose ; que l’on met en valeur.
  3. 3
    Il se prend en mauvaise part, en parlant des choses et des personnes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Comment ne sentez-vous pas que faire une scène sans preuves suffisantes, à M. Valenod, est la plus insigne des maladresses ?
  2. Oui, les snobs, au XVlllᵉ siècle, condamnèrent l’art et les travaux de magnifiques exécutants; de peintres, d’ébénistes, de tabletiers, d’orfèvres insignes.

This word in other languages

remarkable(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inisgne
  • innsigne
  • insgine
  • insigen
  • insiggne
  • insignne
  • insinge
  • inssigne
  • isnigne
  • nisigne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insigne - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

inisgne2innsigne1insgine2insigen2insiggne1insignne1insinge2inssigne1
Edit distance from "insigne"

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 "insigne"?
"insigne" is spelled I-N-S-I-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.siɲ\.
What does "insigne" mean?
As an adjective, "insigne" means: Qui s’impose à l’attention par son caractère.
What words are commonly confused with "insigne"?
"insigne" is commonly confused with "insiste", "insinue", "insignes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "insigne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insigne" is \ɛ̃.siɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insigne" come from?
"insigne" 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 "insigne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ibrahim#13,404laurier#13,418fraudes#13,390Fernand#13,383

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

gonflé10 variantsfaveurs10 variantsoffensif10 variantsessayent10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list