# insecurity

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #13,737

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

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`inescurity`, `innsecurity`, `insceurity`, `inseccurity`, `insecruity`, `insecuirty`, `insecuritty`, `insecurityy`, `insecuriyt`, `insecurrity`, `insecurtiy`, `inseucrity`, `inssecurity`, `isnecurity`, `nisecurity`

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