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.
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?
Frequency check: "insère" vs "insérés" - which ranks higher?
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.