insurgent
/ɪnˈsəɹd͡ʒənt/adjective, noun
insurgent is spelled I-N-S-U-R-G-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, insurgent means “Rebellious, opposing authority” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in insurgent?
| Letters | 9: I-N-S-U-R-G-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is insurgent?
Insurgent appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 insurgent?
- UK /ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/
- US /ɪnˈsəɹd͡ʒənt/
Insurgent has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-insurgent.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of insurgent
- insurgents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does insurgent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Rebellious, opposing authority.
- 2
Of water: surging or rushing in.
noun
- 1
One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Insurgent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insurgé , insurgée |
| German | aufständisch, aufrührerisch , Aufständischer, Insurgent |
| Portuguese | insurgente |
| Spanish | insurgente |
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 insurgent come from?
From Latin īnsurgentem, accusative singular of īnsurgēns, present active participle of īnsurgō (“to rise up against, revolt”), from in (“against”) + surgō (“to rise”), itself from sub (“up from below”) + regō (“to guide, direct, rule, govern, administer”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to move in a straight line, to rule, guide, lead straight, put right”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).