inepto
[iˈnept̪o]
The verdict
“inepto” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #25,314
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,428
- “I” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no sirve para su propósito.
Corpus desk
Index ES-inepto · inepto · Spanish
inepto · rank #25,314 · 8 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #25,314
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,428
- PHOTO-FINISH inclusiva
Nearest frequency peer: inclusiva (-1 rank slots)
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.
Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “inepto”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- impugnación
impugnación
74,690 corpus weight
- impulsor
impulsor
74,689 corpus weight
- inclusiva
inclusiva
74,688 corpus weight
- inepto
inepto
74,687 corpus weight
- ingeniosa
ingeniosa
74,686 corpus weight
- inscribe
inscribe
74,685 corpus weight
What this shows “inepto” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | inepto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [iˈnept̪o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #25,314 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “inepto”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around inepto (IPA [iˈnept̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,314 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for inepto, with forms such as "ienpto", "inepot", and "ineppto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "into", "invito", "inerte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is inepto, spelled I-N-E-P-T-O.
Definition
- 1Que no sirve para su propósito.
- 2Más generalmente, falto de razón.
- 3Dicho de una cosa, propia de un inepto₂.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how inepto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Por lo qual el señor moujdo contra el perro le dize: que es inepto et para nada: et le increpa.
La tierra no se mueve así por su graveza tan grande, con que es inepta para ser movida circularmente, como también porque dura mucho del primer móbil.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ienpto
- inepot
- ineppto
- ineptto
- inetpo
- innepto
- inpeto
- niepto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inepto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inepto", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).