Which to use
“insultan” and “insulten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,401
- “insultan” frequency rank
- #46,011
- “insulten” frequency rank
- 68412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insultan | insulten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 insultan and insulten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses insultan with insulten
A purely visual mix-up. insultan ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - a in “insultan” becomes e in “insulten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68412, 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]. 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 68412, this pair ranks #34,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of insultan vs insulten
Shared letters: ilnstu. Private to "insultan": a. Private to "insulten": e.
"insultan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "insulten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "insultan" and "insulten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "insultan" or "insulten"?
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 "insultan" 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 #34,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insultan" 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 #34,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.