Which to use
“insère” and “insérée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,903
- “insère” frequency rank
- #34,581
- “insérée” frequency rank
- 57484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insère | insérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de insérer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de insérer. |
Where the eye mixes insère and insérée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. insère runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against insérée's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between insère and insérée
A purely visual mix-up. insère (\ɛ̃.sɛʁ\) and insérée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
insère is recorded at frequency rank #22,903, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.sɛʁ\. insérée is at rank #34,581, 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 57484, this pair ranks #114,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of insère vs insérée
Shared letters: einrs. Private to "insère": è. Private to "insérée": é.
"insère" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "insérée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "insère" for "insérée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "insère" vs "insérée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "insère" and "insérée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "insère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insère" and "insérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insérée vs insert". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #114,766 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.