insegurovsíntegroConfusable pair

Which to use

“inseguro” and “íntegro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,139
“inseguro” frequency rank
#22,238
“íntegro” frequency rank
38377
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inseguro íntegro
Definition Que no tiene o le falta seguridad. Se dice de aquello que está completo, que no le falta ninguna de las partes que lo componen.

Where the eye mixes inseguro and íntegro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. inseguro runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against íntegro's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
inseguro
7 ch
íntegro

Why the eye confuses inseguro with íntegro

A purely visual mix-up. inseguro ([ĩnseˈɣ̞uɾo]) and íntegro ([ˈĩn̪t̪eɣ̞ɾo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inseguro is recorded at frequency rank #16,139, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩnseˈɣ̞uɾo]. íntegro is at rank #22,238, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈĩn̪t̪eɣ̞ɾo].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 38377, this pair ranks #170,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of inseguro vs íntegro

Shared letters: egnor. Private to "inseguro": isu. Private to "íntegro": tí.

"inseguro" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "íntegro" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inseguro ← inceguro · inesguro · innseguro · insegguro · insegruo · inseguor · insegurro · inseugro

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "inseguro" and "íntegro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩnseˈɣ̞uɾo] versus [ˈĩn̪t̪eɣ̞ɾo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inseguro" or "íntegro" show up more?
"inseguro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,139 in our Spanish list, against #22,238 for "íntegro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inseguro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "íntegro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #170,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inseguro" and "íntegro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "integren vs íntegro". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #170,337 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list