inscritevsinscritsTell them apart

Which to use

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

#7,716
“inscrite” frequency rank
#4,157
“inscrits” frequency rank
11873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inscrite inscrits
Definition Féminin singulier de inscrit. Masculin pluriel de inscrit.

Where the eye mixes inscrite and inscrits

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inscrite (VCCCCVCV) and inscrits (VCCCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
inscrite
8 ch
inscrits

Visual trap between inscrite and inscrits

A purely visual mix-up. inscrite (\ɛ̃s.kʁit\) and inscrits (\ɛ̃s.kʁi\) 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 a single letter - e in “inscrite” becomes s in “inscrits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inscrite is recorded at frequency rank #7,716, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃s.kʁit\. 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 11873, this pair ranks #407,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inscrite vs inscrits

Shared letters: cinrst. Private to "inscrite": e. Private to "inscrits": -.

"inscrite" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVCV  ·  "inscrits" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inscrite ← incsrite · innscrite · insccrite · inscirte · inscriet · inscritte · inscrrite · inscrtie
  • inscrits ← incsrits · innscrits · insccrits · inscirts · inscrist · inscritss · inscritts · inscrrits

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "inscrite" for "inscrits" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃s.kʁit\ versus \ɛ̃s.kʁi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "inscrite" or "inscrits"?
"inscrits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,157 in our French list, against #7,716 for "inscrite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inscrite" 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 #407,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inscrite" and "inscrits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inscrite vs instruite". 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 #407,509 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