# incompetence

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,500

## Definitions
1. An inability to perform; a lack of competence; ineptitude.

## Etymology
From French incompétence, equivalent to in- + competence.

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

## Common misspellings (19)
`icnompetence`, `inccompetence`, `incmopetence`, `incomeptence`, `incommpetence`, `incompeetnce`, `incompetance`, `incompetecne`, `incompetencce`, `incompetenec`, `incompetennce`, `incompetnece`, `incompettence`, `incomppetence`, `incompteence`, `incopmetence`, `inncompetence`, `inocmpetence`, `nicompetence`

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