inepcia

[iˈnepsja]

/[iˈnepsja]/ noun

The verdict

“inepcia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Condición o carácter de inepto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-inepcia · inepcia · Spanish

inepcia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 inepcia
PropertyValue
Headwordinepcia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˈnepsja]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “inepcia” en español

inepciaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

inepcia has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is inepcia, spelled I-N-E-P-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condición o carácter de inepto.
  2. 2
    Dicho o hecho propio de un inepto.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how inepcia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¿Será posible que, cuando España ha llegado al último grado de miseria y abatimiento, cuando está despedazada por la furia de los partidos y por la codicia y fanatismo del clero, desacreditada por la imbecilidad y crueldad de su Rey; degradada por la inepcia de ministros estúpidos y obscuros, destituida de todos los elementos de vida, sin erario, sin créd…
  2. que los funcionarios más indolentes, nulos y acomodaticios, pasan por virtuosas eminencias, o ilustraciones gubernamentales; que la inepcia, el abandono y las interesadas complacencias, se estiman dulzura y bondad evangélicas; y por último, que las disposiciones más insignificantes, o contraproducentes para conseguir el bien de todos, se aplauden como lib…

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 "inepcia"?
"inepcia" is spelled I-N-E-P-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈnepsja].
What does "inepcia" mean?
As a noun, "inepcia" means: Condición o carácter de inepto.
How do you pronounce "inepcia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inepcia" is [iˈnepsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inepcia" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list