incentivo

\in.t͡ʃen.ˈti.vo\

/\in.t͡ʃen.ˈti.vo\/ noun

The verdict

“incentivo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Incitant, incitation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incentivo · incentivo · French

incentivo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 incentivo
PropertyValue
Headwordincentivo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\in.t͡ʃen.ˈti.vo\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « incentivo » en français

incentivoreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

incentivo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \in.t͡ʃen.ˈti.vo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Incitant, incitation.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for incentivo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is incentivo, spelled I-N-C-E-N-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Incitant, incitation.

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 "incentivo"?
"incentivo" is spelled I-N-C-E-N-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is \in.t͡ʃen.ˈti.vo\.
What does "incentivo" mean?
As a noun, "incentivo" means: Incitant, incitation.
How do you pronounce "incentivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incentivo" is \in.t͡ʃen.ˈti.vo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incentivo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list