insolente

adj

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The verdict

“insolente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #63,613 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,613
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - insólito

Key facts for insolente
PropertyValue
Headwordinsolente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,613
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “insolente” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). insolente lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insolente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #63,613 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for insolente, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 insolente, spelled I-N-S-O-L-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    insólito
  2. 2
    falto de respeito
  3. 3
    arrogante, orgulhoso, impertinente
  4. 4
    grosseiro nos gestos, nas palavras ou nas ações; malcriado

This word in other languages

brash(English)insolente(Español)insolent(Français)dreist(Deutsch)

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 "insolente"?
"insolente" is spelled I-N-S-O-L-E-N-T-E.
What does "insolente" mean?
As an adjective, "insolente" means: insólito
What language does "insolente" come from?
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Using “insolente”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-S-O-L-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list