Which to use
“insulta” and “insultes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,874
- “insulta” frequency rank
- #49,081
- “insultes” frequency rank
- 67955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insulta | insultes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de insultar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de insultar. |
Where the eye mixes insulta and insultes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. insulta runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against insultes's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between insulta and insultes
A purely visual mix-up. insulta ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪a]) and insultes ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪es]) 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 67955, 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]. insultes is at rank #49,081, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪es].
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 67955, this pair ranks #35,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of insulta vs insultes
Shared letters: ilnstu. Private to "insulta": a. Private to "insultes": e.
"insulta" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "insultes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "insulta" and "insultes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "insulta" or "insultes" show up more?
What to do next
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 "insultes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insulta" and "insultes" 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 #35,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.