incongruent

adj

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"incongruent" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“incongruent” is an uncommon English word, ranked #86,378 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#86,378
frequency rank, English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent.

Key facts for incongruent
PropertyValue
Headwordincongruent
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#86,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “incongruent” sits in English 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). incongruent lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for incongruent is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #86,378 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for incongruent, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + congruent. The correct English form is incongruent, spelled I-N-C-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number

Etymology

From in- + congruent.

This word in other languages

inkongruent(Deutsch)

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 "incongruent"?
"incongruent" is spelled I-N-C-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-T.
What does "incongruent" mean?
As an adjective, "incongruent" means: Out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent.
What is the origin of the word "incongruent"?
From in- + congruent. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “incongruent”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-C-O-N-G-R-U-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list