insecurity

Name: insecurity, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“insecurity” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,737
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A lack of security; uncertainty.

Corpus desk

Index EN-insecurity · insecurity · English

insecurity · rank #13,737 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #13,737
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH induce

Nearest frequency peer: induce (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

hen

86,268
Hoover

86,267
implication

86,266
induce

86,265
insecurity

86,264
interrogati…

86,263

What this shows “insecurity” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for insecurity
Property	Value
Headword	insecurity
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#13,737
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “insecurity”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).insecuritylands here:

#13,737

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “induce” (#13,736), “interrogation” (#13,738), “implication” (#13,735). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “insecurity” is #13,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around insecurity, anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,737 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for insecurity, with forms such as "inescurity", "innsecurity", and "insceurity". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnsēcūritās. By surface analysis, insecure + -ity. The correct English form is insecurity, spelled I-N-S-E-C-U-R-I-T-Y.

Definition

1
A lack of security; uncertainty.
2
A lack of security; uncertainty.
3
A lack of security; uncertainty.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how insecurity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

They are also more likely to be on freelance or short-term contracts, which can contribute to feelings of financial insecurity and therefore a greater tendency for people to attend work even they are unwell.
Jealousy: It's all the feelings that come over you when you think you're being overlooked by others. It comes from inside, from your insecurities and fears—fear of loss, fear of betrayal, and fear of hurt.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnsēcūritās. By surface analysis, insecure + -ity.

This word in other languages

Unsicherheit(Deutsch)insegurança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

inescurity
innsecurity
insceurity
inseccurity
insecruity
insecuirty
insecuritty
insecurityy
insecuriyt
insecurrity
insecurtiy
inseucrity
inssecurity
isnecurity
nisecurity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insecurity - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "insecurity"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insecurity"?

"insecurity" is spelled I-N-S-E-C-U-R-I-T-Y.

What does "insecurity" mean?

As a noun, "insecurity" means: A lack of security; uncertainty.

What are common misspellings of "insecurity"?

Common misspellings include "inescurity", "innsecurity", "insceurity", "inseccurity", "insecruity". The correct spelling is "insecurity".

What is the origin of the word "insecurity"?

Borrowed from Medieval Latin īnsēcūritās. By surface analysis, insecure + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "insecurity", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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