inseguridad
Spanish, noun/inseɡuɾiˈdad/
inseguridad is spelled I-N-S-E-G-U-R-I-D-A-D (11 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,184th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inseguridad is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “insecurity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Falta de seguridad”.
What does inseguridad mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinsecurity
- 2
feminineuncertainty
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Falta de seguridad. 2. Hampa, delincuencia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inseguridad
- inseguridades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inseguridad?
- /inseɡuɾiˈdad/
- [ĩn.se.ɣ̞u.ɾiˈð̞að̞]
- [ĩnseɣ̞uɾiˈð̞að̞]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inseguridad
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inseguridad in Spanish?
inseguridad appears 15 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).