# incongruous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/ · frequency rank #42,200

## Definitions
1. Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
2. Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder.

## Etymology
From Latin incongruus, from in- (“not”) + congruus (“congruent”), equivalent to in- + congruous.

## Common misspellings (16)
`icnongruous`, `inccongruous`, `incnogruous`, `incognruous`, `inconggruous`, `incongrouus`, `incongrruous`, `incongruosu`, `incongruouss`, `incongruuos`, `incongurous`, `inconngruous`, `inconrguous`, `inncongruous`, `inocngruous`, `nicongruous`

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