inseguro

/[ĩnseˈɣ̞uɾo]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,139

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

inseguro is anSpanishadj. It means: Que no tiene o le falta seguridad. Pronounced [ĩnseˈɣ̞uɾo]. Often confused with íntegro and inseguros.

Key facts for inseguro
PropertyValue
Headwordinseguro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ĩnseˈɣ̞uɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,139
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inseguro in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for inseguro is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩnseˈɣ̞uɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,139 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for inseguro, with forms such as "inceguro", "inesguro", and "innseguro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "íntegro", "inseguros", "insegura", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is inseguro, spelled I-N-S-E-G-U-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no tiene o le falta seguridad.
  2. 2
    En una persona, que no tiene seguridad en sí mismo.
  3. 3
    En un lugar, una estructura o una máquina, que existe la posibilidad de que ocurra un accidente.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inceguro,inesguro,innseguro,insegguro,insegruo,inseguor,insegurro,inseugro,insgeuro,insseguro,isneguro,niseguro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inseguro

Misspelling Variants of "inseguro"

inceguro8inesguro8innseguro9insegguro9insegruo8inseguor8insegurro9inseugro8
Misspelling Variants of "inseguro"

Frequency rank: #16,139 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inseguro"?
"inseguro" is spelled I-N-S-E-G-U-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnseˈɣ̞uɾo].
What does "inseguro" mean?
As an adj, "inseguro" means: Que no tiene o le falta seguridad.
What words are commonly confused with "inseguro"?
"inseguro" is commonly confused with "íntegro", "inseguros", "insegura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inseguro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inseguro" is [ĩnseˈɣ̞uɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inseguro" come from?
"inseguro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.