insèrevsinsérésWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#22,903
“insère” frequency rank
#33,736
“insérés” frequency rank
56639
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature insère insérés
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de insérer. Participe passé masculin pluriel de insérer.

Where the eye mixes insère and insérés

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. insère runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against insérés's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
insère
7 ch
insérés

Visual trap between insère and insérés

A purely visual mix-up. insère (\ɛ̃.sɛʁ\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56639, 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\. 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 56639, this pair ranks #119,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of insère vs insérés

Shared letters: inrs. Private to "insère": eè. Private to "insérés": é.

"insère" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "insérés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "insère" and "insérés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ɛ̃.sɛʁ\ versus \ɛ̃.se.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "insère" vs "insérés" - which ranks higher?
"insère" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,903 in our French list, against #33,736 for "insérés". 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 "insère" 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 #119,847 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "insère" and "insérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indexés vs insérés". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #119,847 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