inapto
Portuguese, adjective/iˈnap.tu/
inapto is spelled I-N-A-P-T-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Inapto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “inept (not able to do something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “refere-se a algo inadequado a uma função ou objetivo”.
What does inapto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
inept (not able to do something)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. refere-se a algo inadequado a uma função ou objetivo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of inapto
- inapta feminine
- inaptos masculine plural
- inaptas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inapto?
- Brazil /iˈnap.tu/
- Portugal /iˈnap.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to inapto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is inapto in Portuguese?
inapto appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).