Which to use
“insère” is a verb and “insert” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,903
- “insère” frequency rank
- #44,512
- “insert” frequency rank
- 67415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insère | insert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de insérer. | Séquence d’ADN étranger introduite dans une molécule d’ADN donnée. |
Same sound, different letters: insère vs insert
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - insère / insert
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: insère and insert carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɛ̃.sɛʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67415, 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\. insert is at rank #44,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɛ̃.sɛʁ\.
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 67415, this pair ranks #63,531 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of insère vs insert
Shared letters: einrs. Private to "insère": è. Private to "insert": t.
"insère" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "insert" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- insert ← inesrt · innsert · inserrt · insertt · insetr · insret · inssert · isnert
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "insère" for "insert" ever safe?
Frequency check: "insère" vs "insert" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "insère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,531 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insère" and "insert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insert vs instru". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #63,531 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.