# insolvent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈsɒlv.ənt/ · frequency rank #34,545

## Definitions
1. Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
2. Owing more than one has in assets.
3. Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner.

## Etymology
From in- + solvent.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`innsolvent`, `inoslvent`, `inslovent`, `insolevnt`, `insollvent`, `insolvennt`, `insolventt`, `insolvetn`, `insolvnet`, `insolvvent`, `insovlent`, `inssolvent`, `isnolvent`, `nisolvent`

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