insolent
/ˈɪn.sə.lənt/
"insolent" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“insolent” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,862
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-insolent · insolent · English
insolent · rank #39,862 · 12 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,862
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH innit
Nearest frequency peer: innit (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “insolent”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- individuali…
individualistic
60,142 corpus weight
- init
init
60,141 corpus weight
- innit
innit
60,140 corpus weight
- insolent
insolent
60,139 corpus weight
- insulator
insulator
60,137 corpus weight
- invert
invert
60,136 corpus weight
What this shows “insolent” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insolent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɪn.sə.lənt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #39,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “insolent”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around insolent (IPA /ˈɪn.sə.lənt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #39,862 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for insolent, with forms such as "innsolent", "inoslent", and "insloent". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "insolvent", "innocent", "insolence", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *swé From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin īnsolēns (“unaccustomed, unwanted, unusual, immoderate, excessive, arrogant, insolent”), from in- (privative prefix) + solēns, present participle of solēre (“to be accustomed, to be wont”). The correct English form is insolent, spelled I-N-S-O-L-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.
- 2Rude.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how insolent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: arrogant, bold, cocky; see also Thesaurus:cheeky
Near-synonyms: insubordinate, offensive; see also Thesaurus:arrogant
Etymology
PIE word *swé From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin īnsolēns (“unaccustomed, unwanted, unusual, immoderate, excessive, arrogant, insolent”), from in- (privative prefix) + solēns, present participle of solēre (“to be accustomed, to be wont”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- innsolent
- inoslent
- insloent
- insoelnt
- insolennt
- insolentt
- insoletn
- insollent
- insolnet
- inssolent
- isnolent
- nisolent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insolent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).