insignificante

[ĩnsiɣ̞nifiˈkãn̪t̪e]

/[ĩnsiɣ̞nifiˈkãn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“insignificante” has 22 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,406
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De nula o escasa importancia o relevancia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-insignificante · insignificante · Spanish

insignificante · rank #12,406 · 22 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,406
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH innecesario

Nearest frequency peer: innecesario (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “insignificante”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “insignificante” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

insignificante vs insignificantes
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for insignificante
PropertyValue
Headwordinsignificante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩnsiɣ̞nifiˈkãn̪t̪e]
Letters14
Frequency rank#12,406
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “insignificante”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.insignificantecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “innecesario” (#12,405), “intercambios” (#12,407), “imputado” (#12,404). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “insignificante” va en #12,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around insignificante (IPA [ĩnsiɣ̞nifiˈkãn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,406 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "De nula o escasa importancia o relevancia.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for insignificante, with forms such as "incignificante", "inisgnificante", and "innsignificante". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "insignificantes", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is insignificante, spelled I-N-S-I-G-N-I-F-I-C-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De nula o escasa importancia o relevancia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La pequeña, casi insignificante, sombra de María, la madre del Maestro, no tardó en difuminarse en la penumbra

Synonyms

irrelevante

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • incignificante
  • inisgnificante
  • innsignificante
  • insginificante
  • insiggnificante
  • insiginficante
  • insignfiicante
  • insignifciante
  • insignifficante
  • insignifiacnte
  • insignificanet
  • insignificannte
  • insignificantte
  • insignificatne
  • insignificcante
  • insignificnate
  • insigniifcante
  • insignnificante
  • insingificante
  • inssignificante
  • isnignificante
  • nisignificante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insignificante - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

incignificante1inisgnificante2innsignificante1insginificante2insiggnificante1insiginficante2insignfiicante2insignifciante2
Edit distance from "insignificante"

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 "insignificante"?
"insignificante" is spelled I-N-S-I-G-N-I-F-I-C-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsiɣ̞nifiˈkãn̪t̪e].
What does "insignificante" mean?
As an adjective, "insignificante" means: De nula o escasa importancia o relevancia.
What words are commonly confused with "insignificante"?
"insignificante" is commonly confused with "insignificantes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "insignificante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insignificante" is [ĩnsiɣ̞nifiˈkãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insignificante" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

excesivamente22 variantscontroversias22 variantsextraordinarias22 variantstranscripción22 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list