Which to use
“inscris” and “insérés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,664
- “inscris” frequency rank
- #33,736
- “insérés” frequency rank
- 55400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inscris | insérés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de inscrire. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de insérer. |
Where the eye mixes inscris and insérés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. inscris (VCCCCVC) and insérés (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: inscris vs insérés
A purely visual mix-up. inscris (\ɛ̃s.kʁi\) and insérés (\ɛ̃.se.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55400, 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\. insérés is at rank #33,736, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.se.ʁe\.
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 55400, this pair ranks #127,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inscris vs insérés
Shared letters: inrs. Private to "inscris": c. Private to "insérés": é.
"inscris" · 7 letters · shape VCCCCVC · "insérés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- inscris ← incsris · innscris · insccris · inscirs · inscriss · inscrris · inscrsi · insrcis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inscris" and "insérés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "inscris" or "insérés"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "inscris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insérés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inscris" and "insérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indexés 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 #127,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.