insincérité

\ɛ̃.sɛ̃.se.ʁi.te\

/\ɛ̃.sɛ̃.se.ʁi.te\/ noun

The verdict

“insincérité” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caractère de celui ou de ce qui n'est pas sincère.

Corpus desk

Index FR-insincerite · insincérité · French

insincérité · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for insincérité
PropertyValue
Headwordinsincérité
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.sɛ̃.se.ʁi.te\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « insincérité » en français

insincéritésiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insincérité is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.sɛ̃.se.ʁi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caractère de celui ou de ce qui n'est pas sincère.".

Zero misspellings are on record for insincérité in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is insincérité, spelled I-N-S-I-N-C-É-R-I-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractère de celui ou de ce qui n'est pas sincère.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’excuse de l’insincérité, s’il faut lui en trouver une, c’est que le masque semble quelquefois comme de lui-même recouvrir le visage.
  2. J’ai toujours professé que le désir de demeurer constant avec soi-même comportait trop souvent un risque d’insincérité ; […]

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insincérité"?
"insincérité" is spelled I-N-S-I-N-C-É-R-I-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.sɛ̃.se.ʁi.te\.
What does "insincérité" mean?
As a noun, "insincérité" means: Caractère de celui ou de ce qui n'est pas sincère.
How do you pronounce "insincérité"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insincérité" is \ɛ̃.sɛ̃.se.ʁi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insincérité" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list