# incompatible

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/ · frequency rank #15,429

## Definitions
1. Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
2. Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French incompatible.

## Easily confused with
- **incomparable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incomparable-vs-incompatible)

## Common misspellings (19)
`icnompatible`, `inccompatible`, `incmopatible`, `incomaptible`, `incommpatible`, `incompaitble`, `incompatable`, `incompatbile`, `incompatibble`, `incompatibel`, `incompatiblle`, `incompatilbe`, `incompattible`, `incomppatible`, `incomptaible`, `incopmatible`, `inncompatible`, `inocmpatible`, `nicompatible`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/incompatible