insulso

[ĩnˈsulso]

/[ĩnˈsulso]/ adj

The verdict

“insulso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,088 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,088
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que carece de sabor

Corpus desk

Index ES-insulso · insulso · Spanish

insulso · rank #81,088 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,088
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH integraciones

Nearest frequency peer: integraciones (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “insulso”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “insulso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for insulso
PropertyValue
Headwordinsulso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩnˈsulso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,088
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “insulso” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).insulsocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “integraciones” (#81,089), “ingeniosamente” (#81,086), “intempestiva” (#81,090). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “insulso” va en #81,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insulso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,088 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ĩnˈsulso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

insulso has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is insulso, spelled I-N-S-U-L-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que carece de sabor
  2. 2
    Que no muestra la intensidad de sabor que se considera aceptable o deseable
  3. 3
    Falto de gracia y viveza; que no produce emoción o sentimiento en la medida adecuada.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how insulso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Nada más prodigioso, sin embargo, que el órgano de Santa Inés, ni nada más vulgar que los insulsos motetes que nos regaló su organista aquella noche».

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "insulso"?
"insulso" is spelled I-N-S-U-L-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnˈsulso].
What does "insulso" mean?
As an adjective, "insulso" means: Que carece de sabor
How do you pronounce "insulso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insulso" is [ĩnˈsulso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list