Which to use
“insista” and “insulta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,290
- “insista” frequency rank
- #18,874
- “insulta” frequency rank
- 58164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insista | insulta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de insistir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de insultar. |
Where the eye mixes insista and insulta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. insista and insulta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: insista vs insulta
A purely visual mix-up. insista ([ĩnˈsist̪a]) and insulta ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
insista is recorded at frequency rank #39,290, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsist̪a]. insulta is at rank #18,874, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪a].
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 58164, this pair ranks #67,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of insista vs insulta
Shared letters: ainst. Private to "insista": -. Private to "insulta": lu.
"insista" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "insulta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "insista" and "insulta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "insista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insulta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insista" and "insulta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insista vs insistí". 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 #67,514 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.