# insolence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪn.sə.ləns/ · frequency rank #44,271

## Definitions
1. Contemptible, ill-mannered conduct; insulting: arrogant, bold behaviour or attitude.
2. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.
3. The quality of being unusual or novel.

## Etymology
From Middle French insolence, from Latin īnsolentia.

## Easily confused with
- **insolent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insolence-vs-insolent)
- **insolvency** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insolence-vs-insolvency)
- **innocence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innocence-vs-insolence)

## Common misspellings (14)
`innsolence`, `inoslence`, `insloence`, `insoelnce`, `insolance`, `insolecne`, `insolencce`, `insolenec`, `insolennce`, `insollence`, `insolnece`, `inssolence`, `isnolence`, `nisolence`

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