insurgir

verb

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The verdict

“insurgir” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,296 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,296
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - revoltar-se, opor-se

Key facts for insurgir
PropertyValue
Headwordinsurgir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “insurgir” 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). insurgir 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

insurgir is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,296 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "revoltar-se, opor-se".

insurgir has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is insurgir, spelled I-N-S-U-R-G-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    revoltar-se, opor-se

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 "insurgir"?
"insurgir" is spelled I-N-S-U-R-G-I-R.
What does "insurgir" mean?
As a verb, "insurgir" means: revoltar-se, opor-se
What language does "insurgir" come from?
"insurgir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “insurgir”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-S-U-R-G-I-R - 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