Which to use
“instaure” and “instaurer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,666
- “instaure” frequency rank
- #11,234
- “instaurer” frequency rank
- 32900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | instaure | instaurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de instaurer. | Établir, fonder. |
Where the eye mixes instaure and instaurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between instaure and instaurer
A purely visual mix-up. instaure (\ɛ̃s.tɔʁ\) and instaurer (\ɛ̃s.tɔ.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 extra letter(s) - “instaure” sits inside “instaurer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
instaure is recorded at frequency rank #21,666, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃s.tɔʁ\. instaurer is at rank #11,234, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃s.tɔ.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 32900, this pair ranks #294,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of instaure vs instaurer
Shared letters: aeinrstu. Private to "instaure": -. Private to "instaurer": -.
"instaure" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "instaurer" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "instaure" and "instaurer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "instaure" or "instaurer"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "instaure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "instaurer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "instaure" and "instaurer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "instaure vs instaurée". 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 #294,206 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.