insano

[ĩnˈsano]

/[ĩnˈsano]/ adj

The verdict

“insano” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,411 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,411
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nocivo, dañino para la salud.

Corpus desk

Index ES-insano · insano · Spanish

insano · rank #56,411 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,411
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH insultaba

Nearest frequency peer: insultaba (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “insano”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “insano” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for insano
PropertyValue
Headwordinsano
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩnˈsano]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,411
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “insano” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).insanocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “insultaba” (#56,412), “insultantes” (#56,413), “inteligible” (#56,414). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “insano” va en #56,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insano is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,411 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ĩnˈsano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for insano, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is insano, spelled I-N-S-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nocivo, dañino para la salud.
  2. 2
    Loco, demente o furioso.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pero uno sí puede hacer, creo yo, que quien se forma, con una disposi­ción insana de su alma, opiniones de la misma naturaleza que ella, pueda con una disposición beneficiosa tener las opiniones que a este estado le corresponden.

This word in other languages

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insano"?
"insano" is spelled I-N-S-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnˈsano].
What does "insano" mean?
As an adjective, "insano" means: Nocivo, dañino para la salud.
How do you pronounce "insano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insano" is [ĩnˈsano]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insano" come from?
"insano" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list