# insecure

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnsəˈkjʊə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #10,871

## Definitions
1. Not secure.
2. Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

## Etymology
From in- + secure, or from Medieval Latin insēcūrus, itself from in- (“in-, un-, non-”) + sēcūrus (“safe, certain”). Piecewise doublet of unsecure and unsure.

## Easily confused with
- **insure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insecure-vs-insure)

## Common misspellings (11)
`inescure`, `innsecure`, `insceure`, `inseccure`, `insecrue`, `insecuer`, `insecurre`, `inseucre`, `inssecure`, `isnecure`, `nisecure`

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