Which to use
“insultan” and “insultas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,401
- “insultan” frequency rank
- #42,502
- “insultas” frequency rank
- 64903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insultan | insultas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de insultar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de insultar. |
Where the eye mixes insultan and insultas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. insultan and insultas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses insultan with insultas
A purely visual mix-up. insultan ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪ãn]) and insultas ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪as]) 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 a single letter - n in “insultan” becomes s in “insultas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
insultan is recorded at frequency rank #22,401, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪ãn]. insultas is at rank #42,502, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪as].
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 64903, this pair ranks #44,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of insultan vs insultas
Shared letters: ailnstu. Private to "insultan": -. Private to "insultas": -.
"insultan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "insultas" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "insultan" for "insultas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "insultan" or "insultas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "insultan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insultas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insultan" and "insultas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insultas 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 #44,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.