inscrisvsinscritsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: inscris is a verb, inscrits is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“inscris” is a verb and “inscrits” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,664
“inscris” frequency rank
#4,157
“inscrits” frequency rank
25821
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inscris inscrits
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de inscrire. Masculin pluriel de inscrit.

Same sound, different letters: inscris vs inscrits

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. inscris runs 7 letters (VCCCCVC) against inscrits's 8 (VCCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
inscris
8 ch
inscrits

Ear matches; page differs - inscris and inscrits

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: inscris and inscrits 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25821, 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\. inscrits is at rank #4,157, 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 25821, this pair ranks #338,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inscris vs inscrits

Shared letters: cinrs. Private to "inscris": -. Private to "inscrits": t.

"inscris" · 7 letters · shape VCCCCVC  ·  "inscrits" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inscris ← incsris · innscris · insccris · inscirs · inscriss · inscrris · inscrsi · insrcis
  • inscrits ← incsrits · innscrits · insccrits · inscirts · inscrist · inscritss · inscritts · inscrrits

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inscris" and "inscrits" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "inscris" is a verb and "inscrits" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "inscris" vs "inscrits" - which ranks higher?
"inscrits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,157 in our French list, against #21,664 for "inscris". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

"inscris" and "inscrits" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inscris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inscrits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #338,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inscris" and "inscrits" 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 #338,679 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list