Which to use
“insère” and “insérez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,903
- “insère” frequency rank
- #42,953
- “insérez” frequency rank
- 65856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insère | insérez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de insérer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de insérer. |
Where the eye mixes insère and insérez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. insère runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against insérez's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses insère with insérez
A purely visual mix-up. insère (\ɛ̃.sɛʁ\) and insérez (\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 65856, 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\. insérez is at rank #42,953, 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 65856, this pair ranks #70,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of insère vs insérez
Shared letters: einrs. Private to "insère": è. Private to "insérez": zé.
"insère" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "insérez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "insère" and "insérez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "insère" vs "insérez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "insère" and "insérez" 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 "insérez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insère" and "insérez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insérez vs insert". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,463 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.