incauto
/ĩ.ˈkaw.tu/
The verdict
“incauto” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sem cautelas; desprevenido
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incauto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ĩ.ˈkaw.tu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incauto” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for incauto is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.ˈkaw.tu/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sem cautelas; desprevenido".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for incauto, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is incauto, spelled I-N-C-A-U-T-O.
Definition
- 1sem cautelas; desprevenido
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “incauto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-C-A-U-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.ˈkaw.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.