inscritvsinscritesTell them apart

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“inscrit” and “inscrites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,819
“inscrit” frequency rank
#11,790
“inscrites” frequency rank
13609
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inscrit inscrites
Definition Écrit, qui a fait l’objet d’une inscription. Féminin pluriel de inscrit.

Where the eye mixes inscrit and inscrites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inscrit runs 7 letters (VCCCCVC) against inscrites's 9 (VCCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
inscrit
9 ch
inscrites

Look-alike desk: inscrit vs inscrites

A purely visual mix-up. inscrit (\ɛ̃s.kʁi\) and inscrites (\ɛ̃s.kʁit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “inscrit” sits inside “inscrites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inscrit is recorded at frequency rank #1,819, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃s.kʁi\. 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 13609, this pair ranks #400,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inscrit vs inscrites

Shared letters: cinrst. Private to "inscrit": -. Private to "inscrites": e.

"inscrit" · 7 letters · shape VCCCCVC  ·  "inscrites" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inscrit ← incsrit · innscrit · insccrit · inscirt · inscritt · inscrrit · inscrti · insrcit
  • inscrites ← incsrites · innscrites · insccrites · inscirtes · inscriets · inscritess · inscritse · inscrittes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "inscrit" and "inscrites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃s.kʁi\ versus \ɛ̃s.kʁit\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "inscrit" or "inscrites"?
"inscrit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,819 in our French list, against #11,790 for "inscrites". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inscrit" 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 #400,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inscrit" 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 #400,289 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