insincérité
\ɛ̃.sɛ̃.se.ʁi.te\
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.
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insincérité |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.sɛ̃.se.ʁi.te\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Caractère de celui ou de ce qui n'est pas sincère.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how insincérité appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.