# insecticide

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈsɛk.tɪˌsaɪd/ · frequency rank #32,869

## Definitions
1. A substance used to kill insects.

## Etymology
From French insecticide, as insect + -icide.

## Common misspellings (16)
`inescticide`, `innsecticide`, `insceticide`, `inseccticide`, `insecitcide`, `insectciide`, `insecticcide`, `insecticdie`, `insecticidde`, `insecticied`, `insectiicde`, `insectticide`, `insetcicide`, `inssecticide`, `isnecticide`, `nisecticide`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/insecticide