insuficiente

[ĩnsufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]

/[ĩnsufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

The verdict

“insuficiente” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,070. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,070
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no basta o no es suficiente para lo que se necesita.

Corpus desk

Index ES-insuficiente · insuficiente · Spanish

insuficiente · rank #11,070 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,070
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH informático

Nearest frequency peer: informático (-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 “insuficiente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “insuficiente” 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).

insuficiente vs insuficientes
92% similar

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

Key facts for insuficiente
PropertyValue
Headwordinsuficiente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩnsufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]
Letters12
Frequency rank#11,070
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “insuficiente”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.insuficientecae 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 “informático” (#11,069), “interpretado” (#11,071), “influye” (#11,068). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “insuficiente” va en #11,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around insuficiente (IPA [ĩnsufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,070 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for insuficiente, with forms such as "innsuficiente", "insfuiciente", and "inssuficiente". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "insuficientes", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is insuficiente, spelled I-N-S-U-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no basta o no es suficiente para lo que se necesita.
  2. 2
    Que no sabe lo necesario o no tiene la capacidad necesaria para algo.
  3. 3
    Que ha obtenido en un examen una calificación inferior a la de aprobado.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innsuficiente
  • insfuiciente
  • inssuficiente
  • insufciiente
  • insufficiente
  • insuficciente
  • insuficeinte
  • insuficienet
  • insuficiennte
  • insuficientte
  • insuficietne
  • insuficinete
  • insufiicente
  • insufisiente
  • insuifciente
  • inusficiente
  • isnuficiente
  • nisuficiente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

innsuficiente1insfuiciente2inssuficiente1insufciiente2insufficiente1insuficciente1insuficeinte2insuficienet2
Edit distance from "insuficiente"

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 "insuficiente"?
"insuficiente" is spelled I-N-S-U-F-I-C-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e].
What does "insuficiente" mean?
As an adjective, "insuficiente" means: Que no basta o no es suficiente para lo que se necesita.
What words are commonly confused with "insuficiente"?
"insuficiente" is commonly confused with "insuficientes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "insuficiente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insuficiente" is [ĩnsufiˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insuficiente" come from?
"insuficiente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list