insulina

[ĩnsuˈlina]

/[ĩnsuˈlina]/ noun

The verdict

“insulina” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,150 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#19,150
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hormona secretada por el páncreas, cuya función es regular el contenido de la glucosa en la sangre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

insulina vs insulta
75% similar
insulina vs inclina
75% similar
insulina vs insólita
75% similar

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

Key facts for insulina
PropertyValue
Headwordinsulina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩnsuˈlina]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,150
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “insulina” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). insulina lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for insulina is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩnsuˈlina]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,150 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for insulina, with forms such as "innsulina", "insluina", and "inssulina". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "insulta", "inclina", "insólita", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is insulina, spelled I-N-S-U-L-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hormona secretada por el páncreas, cuya función es regular el contenido de la glucosa en la sangre.
  2. 2
    Medicamento que utilizan las personas enfermas de diabetes en forma de inyecciones.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: innsulina,insluina,inssulina,insuilna,insulian,insulinna,insullina,insulnia,inuslina,isnulina,nisulina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insulina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

innsulina1insluina2inssulina1insuilna2insulian2insulinna1insullina1insulnia2
Edit distance from "insulina"

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 "insulina"?
"insulina" is spelled I-N-S-U-L-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsuˈlina].
What does "insulina" mean?
As a noun, "insulina" means: Hormona secretada por el páncreas, cuya función es regular el contenido de la glucosa en la sangre.
What words are commonly confused with "insulina"?
"insulina" is commonly confused with "insulta", "inclina", "insólita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "insulina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insulina" is [ĩnsuˈlina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insulina" come from?
"insulina" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “insulina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-S-U-L-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩnsuˈlina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “insulta” - see the side-by-side comparison. insulina vs insulta
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list