# reinsurance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹi.ɪnˈʃʊɹ.əns/ · frequency rank #36,312

## Definitions
1. Insurance purchased by insurance companies that spreads the risk associated with selling insurance around so the danger of one large monetary loss is minimized. Such insurance and catastrophe bonds are backstops to insurer insolvency from unexpectedly large losses.

## Etymology
From re- + insurance.

## Easily confused with
- **reassurance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reassurance-vs-reinsurance)

## Common misspellings (17)
`erinsurance`, `reinnsurance`, `reinsruance`, `reinssurance`, `reinsuarnce`, `reinsuracne`, `reinsurancce`, `reinsuranec`, `reinsurannce`, `reinsurence`, `reinsurnace`, `reinsurrance`, `reinusrance`, `reisnurance`, `renisurance`, `riensurance`, `rreinsurance`

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