# incredulous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈkɹɛdjʊləs/ · frequency rank #36,616

## Definitions
1. Skeptical, disbelieving, or unable to believe.
2. Expressing or indicative of incredulity.
3. Difficult to believe; incredible.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin incrēdulus (“unbelieving”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`icnredulous`, `inccredulous`, `incerdulous`, `incrdeulous`, `increddulous`, `incredluous`, `incredullous`, `incredulosu`, `incredulouss`, `increduluos`, `increduolus`, `increudlous`, `incrredulous`, `inncredulous`, `inrcedulous`, `nicredulous`

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