Which to use
“inscrire” and “inscris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,684
- “inscrire” frequency rank
- #21,664
- “inscris” frequency rank
- 25348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inscrire | inscris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écrire le nom de quelqu’un, ou prendre note, faire mention de quelque chose sur un registre, sur une liste, etc. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de inscrire. |
Where the eye mixes inscrire and inscris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inscrire runs 8 letters (VCCCCVCV) against inscris's 7 (VCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between inscrire and inscris
A purely visual mix-up. inscrire (\ɛ̃s.kʁiʁ\) and inscris (\ɛ̃s.kʁi\) 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 25348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inscrire is recorded at frequency rank #3,684, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃s.kʁiʁ\. inscris is at rank #21,664, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃s.kʁi\.
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 25348, this pair ranks #341,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inscrire vs inscris
Shared letters: cinrs. Private to "inscrire": e. Private to "inscris": -.
"inscrire" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVCV · "inscris" · 7 letters · shape VCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inscrire" and "inscris" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "inscrire" or "inscris" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "inscrire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inscris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inscrire" and "inscris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inscris vs insérés". 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 #341,388 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.