insensato
/ĩ.sẽ.ˈsa.tu/
The verdict
“insensato” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #31,009 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #31,009
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - não sensato; em que há falta de sensatez
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | insensato |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ĩ.sẽ.ˈsa.tu/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #31,009 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “insensato” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for insensato is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.sẽ.ˈsa.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #31,009 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "não sensato; em que há falta de sensatez".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for insensato, with forms such as "inesnsato", "innsensato", and "insenasto". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is insensato, spelled I-N-S-E-N-S-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1não sensato; em que há falta de sensatez
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inesnsato,innsensato,insenasto,insennsato,insensaot,insensatto,insenssato,insenstao,insesnato,insnesato,inssensato,isnensato,nisensato
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insensato - 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.
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.
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Using “insensato”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-S-E-N-S-A-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.sẽ.ˈsa.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.