insulso
[ĩnˈsulso]
The verdict
“insulso” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #81,088 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #81,088
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que carece de sabor
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insulso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ĩnˈsulso] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,088 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “insulso” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for insulso is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩnˈsulso]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,088 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Que carece de sabor
- 2Que no muestra la intensidad de sabor que se considera aceptable o deseable
- 3Falto de gracia y viveza; que no produce emoción o sentimiento en la medida adecuada.
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.
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Using “insulso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-S-U-L-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩnˈsulso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.