insular
Spanish, noun/insuˈlaɾ/
insular is spelled I-N-S-U-L-A-R (7 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,278th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Insular is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “islander” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does insular mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineinsular (of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands)
noun
- 1
femininemasculineislander
- 2
femininemasculineobsoletePhilippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De una isla o perteneciente a ella
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of insular
- insulares feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce insular?
- /insuˈlaɾ/
- [ĩn.suˈlaɾ]
- [ĩnsuˈlaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to insular
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is insular in Spanish?
insular appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).