# inseto

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ĩ.ˈsɛ.tu/ · frequency rank #9,063

## Definitions
1. animal artrópode, com exoesqueleto quitinoso, de seis patas, usualmente alado (um ou dois pares de asas), pertencente à classe Insecta
2. espécime referente aos insetos

## Easily confused with
- **isto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/inseto-vs-isto)
- **into** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/inseto-vs-into)
- **isento** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/inseto-vs-isento)
- **insulto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/inseto-vs-insulto)
- **inato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/inato-vs-inseto)
- **insano** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/insano-vs-inseto)
- **ímpeto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/impeto-vs-inseto)
- **incerto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/incerto-vs-inseto)
- **incesto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/incesto-vs-inseto)

## Common misspellings (8)
`inesto`, `innseto`, `inseot`, `insetto`, `insseto`, `insteo`, `isneto`, `niseto`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/inseto