Insulating element

An insulating element for electrically insulating a first contact region of an electronic component from at least one second contact region of the electronic component and/or from a contact making contact with the second contact region during operation, the contact having a contact recess formed therein and the electronic component having a further contact recess formed therein and the first contact region disposed in the further contact recess, the insulation element comprising:

• at least one first section to be accommodated in the contact recess of the contact during operation, said first section having an outer contour approximately corresponding, at least in regions, to an inner contour of the contact recess of the contact such that, during operation, said first section being accommodated in the contact recess of the contact with at most a low degree of play;
• and
• a second section disposed opposite said first section and configured such that said second section can be accommodated in the further contact recess during operation, said second section having an outer contour approximately corresponding, at least in regions, to an inner contour of the further contact recess such that, during operation, said second section being accommodated in the further contact recess with at most a low degree of play.