competência
\kõ.pɨ.tˈẽ.sjɐ\
The verdict
“competência” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Compétence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-competencia · competência · French
competência · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | competência |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kõ.pɨ.tˈẽ.sjɐ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « competência » en français
Rare enough to double-check
competência is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kõ.pɨ.tˈẽ.sjɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Compétence.".
competência doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is competência, spelled C-O-M-P-E-T-Ê-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1Compétence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how competência appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A área sexual de maior potencial de mudança é a competência “técnica” na cama. Isso se marido e mulher não estiverem travados ou constrangidos por tabus.
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.