insano

adj

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The verdict

“insano” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,312
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não possui o domínio pleno de seus atos

Corpus desk

Index PT-insano · insano · Portuguese

insano · rank #17,312 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,312
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH infernal

Nearest frequency peer: infernal (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “insano”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “insano” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

insano vs inseto
67% similar
insano vs insanos
86% similar
insano vs inato
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for insano
PropertyValue
Headwordinsano
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,312
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “insano”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).insanocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “infernal” (#17,311), “inconstitucional” (#17,310), “intencionalmente” (#17,314). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “insano” fica em #17,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around insano, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,312 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for insano, with forms such as "inasno", "innsano", and "insanno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "inseto", "insanos", "inato", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is insano, spelled I-N-S-A-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não possui o domínio pleno de seus atos
  2. 2
    que se comporta de maneira louca
  3. 3
    diz-se do que é excessivo e cansativo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how insano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Hoje tivemos um trabalho insano para arrumar a casa.

Synonyms

dementeloucoinsensatocustoso

Antonyms

sãosensato

This word in other languages

insane(English)dérangé(Français)wahnsinnig(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inasno
  • innsano
  • insanno
  • insaon
  • insnao
  • inssano
  • isnano
  • nisano

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insano - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

inasno2innsano1insanno1insaon2insnao2inssano1isnano2nisano2
Edit distance from "insano"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "insano"?
"insano" is spelled I-N-S-A-N-O.
What does "insano" mean?
As an adjective, "insano" means: que não possui o domínio pleno de seus atos
What words are commonly confused with "insano"?
"insano" is commonly confused with "inseto", "insanos", "inato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "insano" come from?
"insano" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "insano", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lamber#17,322ground#17,296peruca#17,349pousar#17,362

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cálice8 variantsvarela8 variantscamelo8 variantsburrice8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list