Which to use
“insère” and “insérées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,903
- “insère” frequency rank
- #41,841
- “insérées” frequency rank
- 64744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insère | insérées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de insérer. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de insérer. |
Where the eye mixes insère and insérées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. insère runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against insérées's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses insère with insérées
A purely visual mix-up. insère (\ɛ̃.sɛʁ\) and insérées (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64744, 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\. insérées is at rank #41,841, 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 64744, this pair ranks #75,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of insère vs insérées
Shared letters: einrs. Private to "insère": è. Private to "insérées": é.
"insère" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "insérées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "insère" for "insérées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "insère" or "insérées"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "insère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insérées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insère" and "insérées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insérées vs inversées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.