insurrection

/ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/

//ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩// noun

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"insurrection" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“insurrection” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,315
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is a...

Corpus desk

Index EN-insurrection · insurrection · English

insurrection · rank #23,315 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,315
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH infestation

Nearest frequency peer: infestation (-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 “insurrection”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “insurrection” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for insurrection
PropertyValue
Headwordinsurrection
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/
Letters12
Frequency rank#23,315
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “insurrection”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).insurrectionlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “infestation” (#23,314), “intolerable” (#23,316), “inertia” (#23,313). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “insurrection” is #23,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around insurrection (IPA /ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,315 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is a...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for insurrection, with forms such as "innsurrection", "insrurection", and "inssurrection". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Middle English insurreccion (“uprising against a government, rebellion, revolt; civil disorder, riot; illegal armed assault”) [and other forms], from Middle French insurrection, Old French insurreccïon (modern French insurrection), and from their … The correct English form is insurrection, spelled I-N-S-U-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how insurrection appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judi…
  2. After this, by the great wiſedome and politic of the Nobles and Captaynes, a communication was had, and an agreement made vppon the Kings pardon, obtayned for all the Captaynes and chiefe doers in this inſurrection, and promiſe made that they ſhoulde bee gentlye heard, to declare ſuch things as they found themſelues agreeued with, […]

Etymology

From Late Middle English insurreccion (“uprising against a government, rebellion, revolt; civil disorder, riot; illegal armed assault”) [and other forms], from Middle French insurrection, Old French insurreccïon (modern French insurrection), and from their etymon Latin īnsurrēctiōnem (rare), the accusative singular of īnsurrēctiō (“rising up, insurrection, rebellion”), from īnsurgō (“to rise up”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’) + surgō (“to arise, get up; to rise”) (from sub- (prefix meaning ‘(from) beneath, under’) + regō (“to direct, govern, rule; to guide, steer; to manage, oversee”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to right oneself, straighten; just; right”))).

This word in other languages

insurrección(Español)insurrection(Français)Aufstand(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innsurrection
  • insrurection
  • inssurrection
  • insurection
  • insurerction
  • insurrcetion
  • insurrecction
  • insurreciton
  • insurrecsion
  • insurrectino
  • insurrectionn
  • insurrectoin
  • insurrecttion
  • insurretcion
  • inusrrection
  • isnurrection
  • nisurrection

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insurrection - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

innsurrection1insrurection2inssurrection1insurection1insurerction2insurrcetion2insurrecction1insurreciton2
Edit distance from "insurrection"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insurrection"?
"insurrection" is spelled I-N-S-U-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/.
What does "insurrection" mean?
As a noun, "insurrection" means: The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is a...
What are common misspellings of "insurrection"?
Common misspellings include "innsurrection", "insrurection", "inssurrection", "insurection", "insurerction". The correct spelling is "insurrection".
How do you pronounce "insurrection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insurrection" is /ˌɪnsəˈɹɛkʃn̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "insurrection"?
From Late Middle English insurreccion (“uprising against a government, rebellion, revolt; civil disorder, riot; illegal armed assault”) [and other forms], from Middle French insurrection, Old French insurreccïon (modern French insurrection), and f... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "insurrection", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

infestation17 variantsintolerable17 variantsparticulars17 variantsrudimentary17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list