insensate
/ɪnˈsɛn.sət/adjective, noun, verb
insensate is spelled I-N-S-E-N-S-A-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, insensate means “Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in insensate?
| Letters | 9: I-N-S-E-N-S-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is insensate?
Insensate appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce insensate?
- /ɪnˈsɛn.sət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-insensate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with insensate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as insensate.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: antisense.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of insensate
- more insensate comparative
- most insensate superlative
- insensates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- insensating participle, present
- insensated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does insensate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
- 2
Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.
- 3
Unfeeling, heartless, cruel, insensitive.
- 4
Not responsive to sensory stimuli; unfeeling.
noun
- 1
One who is insensate.
verb
- 1
rareTo render insensate; to deprive of sensation or consciousness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Insensate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insensé |
| German | unsinnig, unvernünftig , empfindungslos |
| Spanish | insensato |
| Portuguese | desumano, inumano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does insensate come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin īnsēnsātus. By surface analysis, in- + sensate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).