Which to use
“inscrire” is a verb and “inscrites” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,684
- “inscrire” frequency rank
- #11,790
- “inscrites” frequency rank
- 15474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inscrire | inscrites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écrire le nom de quelqu’un, ou prendre note, faire mention de quelque chose sur un registre, sur une liste, etc. | Féminin pluriel de inscrit. |
Where the eye mixes inscrire and inscrites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inscrire runs 8 letters (VCCCCVCV) against inscrites's 9 (VCCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between inscrire and inscrites
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inscrire is \ɛ̃s.kʁiʁ\ while inscrites is \ɛ̃s.kʁit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15474, 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\. inscrites is at rank #11,790, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃s.kʁit\.
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 15474, this pair ranks #392,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inscrire vs inscrites
Shared letters: ceinrs. Private to "inscrire": -. Private to "inscrites": t.
"inscrire" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVCV · "inscrites" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inscrire" and "inscrites" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "inscrire" or "inscrites" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "inscrire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inscrites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inscrire" and "inscrites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incités vs inscrites". 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 #392,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.