Which to use
“inscris” is a verb and “inscrit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,664
- “inscris” frequency rank
- #1,819
- “inscrit” frequency rank
- 23483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inscris | inscrit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de inscrire. | Écrit, qui a fait l’objet d’une inscription. |
Same sound, different letters: inscris vs inscrit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. inscris and inscrit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - inscris and inscrit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: inscris and inscrit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃s.kʁi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “inscris” becomes t in “inscrit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inscris is recorded at frequency rank #21,664, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃s.kʁi\. inscrit is at rank #1,819, tagged as anadj, 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 23483, this pair ranks #352,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of inscris vs inscrit
Shared letters: cinrs. Private to "inscris": -. Private to "inscrit": t.
"inscris" · 7 letters · shape VCCCCVC · "inscrit" · 7 letters · shape VCCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "inscris" / "inscrit". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "inscris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inscrit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inscris" and "inscrit" 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 #352,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.