Which to use
“inscris” is a verb and “inscrite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,664
- “inscris” frequency rank
- #7,716
- “inscrite” frequency rank
- 29380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inscris | inscrite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de inscrire. | Féminin singulier de inscrit. |
Where the eye mixes inscris and inscrite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inscris runs 7 letters (VCCCCVC) against inscrite's 8 (VCCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: inscris vs inscrite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inscris is \ɛ̃s.kʁi\ while inscrite 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 29380, 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\. inscrite is at rank #7,716, 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 29380, this pair ranks #317,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inscris vs inscrite
Shared letters: cinrs. Private to "inscris": -. Private to "inscrite": et.
"inscris" · 7 letters · shape VCCCCVC · "inscrite" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "inscris" for "inscrite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "inscris" vs "inscrite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "inscris" and "inscrite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inscris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inscrite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inscris" and "inscrite" 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 #317,046 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.