insuffisance
\ɛ̃.sy.fi.zɑ̃s\
The verdict
“insuffisance” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,339
- frequency rank, French
- 3,561
- “I” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État de ce qui est insuffisant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-insuffisance · insuffisance · French
insuffisance · rank #10,339 · 16 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,339
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,561
- PHOTO-FINISH incidence
Nearest frequency peer: incidence (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “insuffisance”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hydraulique
hydraulique
89,665 corpus weight
- imposées
imposées
89,664 corpus weight
- incidence
incidence
89,663 corpus weight
- insuffisance
insuffisance
89,662 corpus weight
- interviews
interviews
89,661 corpus weight
- intra
intra
89,660 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “insuffisance” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insuffisance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.sy.fi.zɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #10,339 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “insuffisance” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around insuffisance (IPA \ɛ̃.sy.fi.zɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,339 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for insuffisance, with forms such as "innsuffisance", "insfufisance", and "inssuffisance". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "insuffisant", "insuffisante", "insuffisants", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is insuffisance, spelled I-N-S-U-F-F-I-S-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1État de ce qui est insuffisant.
- 2Infériorité, inaptitude, de certaines personnes pour certaines choses.
- 3Dysfonctionnement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how insuffisance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J'ai parlé tout à l'heure de l’insuffisance du personnel à l’infirmerie de Chelsa. Que dire à ce point de vue de l’infirmerie de Gray's Inn? Pour ces 500 malades, il n'y a qu'un médecin.
L’insuffisance du numéraire circulant en France étant avérée, Colbert avait résolu de protéger à outrance l'industrie du royaume.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- innsuffisance
- insfufisance
- inssuffisance
- insuffiasnce
- insuffisacne
- insuffisancce
- insuffisanec
- insuffisannce
- insuffisnace
- insuffissance
- insuffsiance
- insufifsance
- insufisance
- inusffisance
- isnuffisance
- nisuffisance
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insuffisance - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "insuffisance", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "insuffisance" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "insuffisant". View pair
- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #10,339 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "I" letter cohort. I–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.