insiste

[ĩnˈsist̪e]

/[ĩnˈsist̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“insiste” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,735
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de insistir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-insiste · insiste · Spanish

insiste · rank #7,735 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,735
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH insectos

Nearest frequency peer: insectos (-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 “insiste”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “insiste” 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).

insiste vs invite
71% similar
insiste vs insisto
86% similar
insiste vs insistí
86% similar

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

Key facts for insiste
PropertyValue
Headwordinsiste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnˈsist̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,735
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “insiste”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).insistecae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “insectos” (#7,734), “integrada” (#7,736), “indispensable” (#7,733). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “insiste” va en #7,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around insiste (IPA [ĩnˈsist̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,735 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for insiste, with forms such as "inciste", "inisste", and "innsiste". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "invite", "insisto", "insistí", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is insiste, spelled I-N-S-I-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de insistir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de insistir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inciste
  • inisste
  • innsiste
  • insiset
  • insisste
  • insistte
  • insitse
  • inssiste
  • inssite
  • isniste
  • nisiste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insiste - 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.

inciste1inisste2innsiste1insiset2insisste1insistte1insitse2inssiste1
Edit distance from "insiste"

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 "insiste"?
"insiste" is spelled I-N-S-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnˈsist̪e].
What does "insiste" mean?
As a verb, "insiste" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de insistir.
What words are commonly confused with "insiste"?
"insiste" is commonly confused with "invite", "insisto", "insistí". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "insiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insiste" is [ĩnˈsist̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insiste" come from?
"insiste" 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 "insiste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maratón#7,751extenso#7,718marcada#7,752esconde#7,714

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

meterse11 variantsdesafíos11 variantsQuintana11 variantsrecuerde11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list