insultar

[ĩnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[ĩnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“insultar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,274. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,274
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Decir cosas obscenas o malsonantes dirigidas a alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-insultar · insultar · Spanish

insultar · rank #8,274 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,274
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inscripciones

Nearest frequency peer: inscripciones (-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 “insultar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “insultar” 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).

insultar vs insulto
75% similar
insultar vs insultos
75% similar
insultar vs insultas
88% similar

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

Key facts for insultar
PropertyValue
Headwordinsultar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,274
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “insultar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.insultarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “inscripciones” (#8,273), “interesan” (#8,275), “incluyó” (#8,272). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “insultar” va en #8,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around insultar (IPA [ĩnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,274 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for insultar, with forms such as "innsultar", "inslutar", and "inssultar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "insulto", "insultos", "insultas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is insultar, spelled I-N-S-U-L-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Decir cosas obscenas o malsonantes dirigidas a alguien.
  2. 2
    Causar una ofensa, con los actos incluso, aun cuando no se ha dicho nada.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innsultar
  • inslutar
  • inssultar
  • insulatr
  • insulltar
  • insultarr
  • insultra
  • insulttar
  • insutlar
  • inusltar
  • isnultar
  • nisultar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

innsultar1inslutar2inssultar1insulatr2insulltar1insultarr1insultra2insulttar1
Edit distance from "insultar"

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 "insultar"?
"insultar" is spelled I-N-S-U-L-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "insultar" mean?
As a verb, "insultar" means: Decir cosas obscenas o malsonantes dirigidas a alguien.
What words are commonly confused with "insultar"?
"insultar" is commonly confused with "insulto", "insultos", "insultas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "insultar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insultar" is [ĩnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insultar" come from?
"insultar" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list