Which to use
“insolite” and “insolites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,595
- “insolite” frequency rank
- #21,665
- “insolites” frequency rank
- 34260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insolite | insolites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui surprend parce qu’il sort de l’usage. | Pluriel de insolite. |
Same sound, different letters: insolite vs insolites
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. insolite runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against insolites's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - insolite and insolites
This is the hard kind. insolite and insolites are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.sɔ.lit\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “insolite” sits inside “insolites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
insolite is recorded at frequency rank #12,595, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.sɔ.lit\. insolites is at rank #21,665, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.sɔ.lit\.
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 34260, this pair ranks #285,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of insolite vs insolites
Shared letters: eilnost. Private to "insolite": -. Private to "insolites": -.
"insolite" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "insolites" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "insolite" and "insolites" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "insolite" or "insolites" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "insolite" / "insolites". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "insolite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insolites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insolite" and "insolites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insolente vs insolite". 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 #285,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.