Which to use
“infatigable” and “insatiable” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,846
- “infatigable” frequency rank
- #29,398
- “insatiable” frequency rank
- 57244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infatigable | insatiable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne peut être fatigué par le travail, par la peine. | Qui ne peut se rassasier ou être rassasié. |
Where the eye mixes infatigable and insatiable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. infatigable runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCVCCV) against insatiable's 10 (VCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: infatigable vs insatiable
A purely visual mix-up. infatigable (\ɛ̃.fa.ti.ɡabl\) and insatiable (\ɛ̃.sa.sjabl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infatigable is recorded at frequency rank #27,846, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.fa.ti.ɡabl\. insatiable is at rank #29,398, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.sa.sjabl\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57244, this pair ranks #116,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of infatigable vs insatiable
Shared letters: abeilnt. Private to "infatigable": fg. Private to "insatiable": s.
"infatigable" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV · "insatiable" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- infatigable ← ifnatigable · inaftigable · infaitgable · infatgiable · infatiagble · infatigabble · infatigabel · infatigablle
- insatiable ← inastiable · innsatiable · insaitable · insataible · insatiabble · insatiabel · insatiablle · insatialbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infatigable" for "insatiable" ever safe?
Which is more common, "infatigable" or "insatiable"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infatigable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insatiable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infatigable" and "insatiable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insatiable vs invariable". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #116,192 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.