Standard Lemma guide

insole

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪnsəʊl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈɪnsoʊl/
  • rhymes with -ɪnsəʊl

1

noun

Meaning 1

The inside sole of a shoe or other footwear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To fit (footwear) with an insole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: innersole

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sole

History

Etymology

From in + sole.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: binnesool — inside sole of footwear
  • Bashkir: олтораҡ (oltoraq) — inside sole of footwear
  • Bulgarian: стелка (stelka) — inside sole of footwear
  • Catalan: plantilla — inside sole of footwear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鞋墊 /鞋垫 (xiédiàn) — inside sole of footwear
  • Czech: stélka — inside sole of footwear
  • Czech: vložka — inside sole of footwear
  • Esperanto: alplandaĵo — inside sole of footwear
  • Finnish: pohjallinen — inside sole of footwear
  • French: semelle intérieure — inside sole of footwear
  • German: Einlage — inside sole of footwear
  • German: Einlegesohle — inside sole of footwear
  • Hungarian: talpbetét — inside sole of footwear
  • Ingrian: talla — inside sole of footwear
  • Italian: soletta — inside sole of footwear
  • Japanese: 敷き革 (shikigawa) — inside sole of footwear
  • Japanese: インソール (insōru) — inside sole of footwear
  • Mongolian: улавч (ulavč) — inside sole of footwear
  • Polish: wkładka — inside sole of footwear
  • Portuguese: palmilha — inside sole of footwear
  • Russian: сте́лька (stélʹka) — inside sole of footwear
  • Russian: подкла́дка (podkládka) — inside sole of footwear
  • Scottish Gaelic: bonn a-staigh — inside sole of footwear
  • Spanish: plantilla — inside sole of footwear
  • Spanish: palmilla — inside sole of footwear
  • Swedish: innersula — inside sole of footwear
  • Swedish: inläggssula — inside sole of footwear
  • Turkish: tabanlık — inside sole of footwear
  • Ukrainian: віхоть (vixotʹ) — inside sole of footwear