incompetente
Spanish, adjective/inkompeˈtente/
incompetente is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E (12 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,462nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Incompetente is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “incompetent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que no sabe hacer su trabajo o las cosas conforme a la norma”.
What does incompetente mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que no sabe hacer su trabajo o las cosas conforme a la norma.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of incompetente
- incompetentes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce incompetente?
- /inkompeˈtente/
- [ĩŋ.kõm.peˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪e]
- [ĩŋkõmpeˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to incompetente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is incompetente in Spanish?
incompetente appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).