insular

/ĩ.su.ˈlaɾ/

//ĩ.su.ˈlaɾ// adj

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The verdict

“insular” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #26,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,068
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativo a ilha ou ínsula

Corpus desk

Index PT-insular · insular · Portuguese

insular · rank #26,068 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,068
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH intro

Nearest frequency peer: intro (+2 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 “insular”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “insular” 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).

insular vs isolar
71% similar
insular vs insulto
71% similar
insular vs insultar
88% similar

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

Key facts for insular
PropertyValue
Headwordinsular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.su.ˈlaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,068
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “insular”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “intro” (#26,070), “infidelidade” (#26,065), “iraquiana” (#26,071). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “insular” fica em #26,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around insular (IPA /ĩ.su.ˈlaɾ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,068 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "relativo a ilha ou ínsula".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for insular, with forms such as "innsular", "insluar", and "inssular". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "isolar", "insulto", "insultar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is insular, spelled I-N-S-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo a ilha ou ínsula

Synonyms

ilhéuinsulano

This word in other languages

insular(English)insular(Español)insulaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innsular
  • insluar
  • inssular
  • insualr
  • insularr
  • insullar
  • insulra
  • inuslar
  • isnular
  • nisular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of insular - 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.

innsular1insluar2inssular1insualr2insularr1insullar1insulra2inuslar2
Edit distance from "insular"

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 "insular"?
"insular" is spelled I-N-S-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.su.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "insular" mean?
As an adjective, "insular" means: relativo a ilha ou ínsula
What words are commonly confused with "insular"?
"insular" is commonly confused with "isolar", "insulto", "insultar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "insular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insular" is /ĩ.su.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insular" come from?
"insular" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jangada#26,077fricção#26,035exceder#26,014exaltar#26,013

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

detento10 variantsturbina10 variantsviragem10 variantsalvoroço10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list