Which to use
“insulta” and “insulten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,874
- “insulta” frequency rank
- #46,011
- “insulten” frequency rank
- 64885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insulta | insulten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de insultar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de insultar. |
Where the eye mixes insulta and insulten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. insulta runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against insulten's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses insulta with insulten
A purely visual mix-up. insulta ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪a]) and insulten ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪ẽn]) 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 64885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
insulta is recorded at frequency rank #18,874, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪a]. insulten is at rank #46,011, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪ẽn].
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 64885, this pair ranks #44,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of insulta vs insulten
Shared letters: ilnstu. Private to "insulta": a. Private to "insulten": e.
"insulta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "insulten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "insulta" and "insulten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "insulta" or "insulten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "insulta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insulten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insulta" and "insulten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insulten vs insultes". 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 #44,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.