insisto

[ĩnˈsist̪o]

/[ĩnˈsist̪o]/ verb

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The verdict

“insisto” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,357
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de insistir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-insisto · insisto · Spanish

insisto · rank #10,357 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,357
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inmobiliaria

Nearest frequency peer: inmobiliaria (-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 “insisto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “insisto” 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).

insisto vs invito
71% similar
insisto vs insulto
71% similar
insisto vs invicto
71% similar

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

Key facts for insisto
PropertyValue
Headwordinsisto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnˈsist̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,357
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “insisto”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “inmobiliaria” (#10,356), “introdujo” (#10,358), “infracción” (#10,355). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “insisto” va en #10,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around insisto (IPA [ĩnˈsist̪o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,357 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de insistir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for insisto, with forms such as "incisto", "inissto", and "innsisto". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "invito", "insulto", "invicto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is insisto, spelled I-N-S-I-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de insistir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • incisto
  • inissto
  • innsisto
  • insisot
  • insissto
  • insistto
  • insitso
  • inssisto
  • inssito
  • isnisto
  • nisisto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

incisto1inissto2innsisto1insisot2insissto1insistto1insitso2inssisto1
Edit distance from "insisto"

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

Same letter count

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

Jessica#10,362lámpara#10,367marcial#10,369firmada#10,344

Similar misspelling depth

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

hipoteca11 variantsfanático11 variantsmetiendo11 variantsmezquita11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list