# insects

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪnsɛkts/ · frequency rank #6,924

## Definitions
1. plural of insect

## Easily confused with
- **inset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insects-vs-inset)
- **insert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insects-vs-insert)
- **insists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insects-vs-insists)
- **inspect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insects-vs-inspect)
- **insults** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insects-vs-insults)
- **insect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insect-vs-insects)
- **inject** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inject-vs-insects)
- **infect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infect-vs-insects)

## Common misspellings (11)
`inescts`, `innsects`, `inscets`, `inseccts`, `insecst`, `insectss`, `insectts`, `insetcs`, `inssects`, `isnects`, `nisects`

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