incomparable

Name: incomparable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/

//ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“incomparable” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,317. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,317
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not comparable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-incomparable · incomparable · English

incomparable · rank #29,317 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #29,317
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH incarnate

Nearest frequency peer: incarnate (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

humanism

70,687
incarnate

70,685
incomparable

70,684
informer

70,683
infrequent

70,682
infringe

70,681

What this shows “incomparable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

incomparable vs incompatible

83% similar

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

Key facts for incomparable
Property	Value
Headword	incomparable
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#29,317
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “incomparable”

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

#29,317

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “incarnate” (#29,316), “informer” (#29,318), “infrequent” (#29,319). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “incomparable” is #29,317. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around incomparable (IPA /ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,317 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for incomparable, with forms such as "icnomparable", "inccomparable", and "incmoparable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "incompatible", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English incomparable, from Middle French incomparable, from Old French [Term?], from Latin incomparābilis. By surface analysis, in- + comparable. The correct English form is incomparable, spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-A-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
Not comparable.
2
So much better than another as to be beyond comparison.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how incomparable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

I know of nothing in all drama more incomparable from the point of view of art, nothing more suggestive in its subtlety of observation, than Shakespeare's drawing of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

Etymology

From Middle English incomparable, from Middle French incomparable, from Old French [Term?], from Latin incomparābilis. By surface analysis, in- + comparable.

This word in other languages

incomparable(Español)incomparable(Français)inkomparabel(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

icnomparable
inccomparable
incmoparable
incomaprable
incommparable
incompaarble
incomparabble
incomparabel
incomparablle
incomparalbe
incomparbale
incomparible
incomparrable
incompparable
incompraable
incopmarable
inncomparable
inocmparable
nicomparable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incomparable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "incomparable"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incomparable"?

"incomparable" is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-A-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/.

What does "incomparable" mean?

As an adjective, "incomparable" means: Not comparable.

What words are commonly confused with "incomparable"?

"incomparable" is commonly confused with "incompatible". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "incomparable"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incomparable" is /ɪŋˈkɒmp(ə)rəbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "incomparable"?

From Middle English incomparable, from Middle French incomparable, from Old French [Term?], from Latin incomparābilis. By surface analysis, in- + comparable. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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