incivil

[ĩnsiˈβ̞il]

/[ĩnsiˈβ̞il]/ adj

The verdict

“incivil” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no es civilizado, sociable, que carece de cultura.

Corpus desk

Index ES-incivil · incivil · Spanish

incivil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for incivil
PropertyValue
Headwordincivil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩnsiˈβ̞il]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “incivil” en español

incivilno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incivil is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ĩnsiˈβ̞il]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for incivil, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is incivil, spelled I-N-C-I-V-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no es civilizado, sociable, que carece de cultura.
  2. 2
    Descortés, poco educado

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incivil"?
"incivil" is spelled I-N-C-I-V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsiˈβ̞il].
What does "incivil" mean?
As an adjective, "incivil" means: Que no es civilizado, sociable, que carece de cultura.
How do you pronounce "incivil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incivil" is [ĩnsiˈβ̞il]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incivil" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list