incel
Portuguese, noun/ĩˈsɛw/
incel is spelled I-N-C-E-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 128,503rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Incel is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “incel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “membro de uma subcultura on-line de pessoas (geralmente homens) que se definem por serem incapazes de…”.
What does incel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineincel
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineincel
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. membro de uma subcultura on-line de pessoas (geralmente homens) que se definem por serem incapazes de encontrar um relacionamento sexual, apesar de o desejarem 2. qualquer pessoa que não seja sexualmente ativa, apesar de desejar ser 3. o estado de não ser sexualmente ativo, apesar de querer ser
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 incel
- incels plural
- incéis plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce incel?
- Brazil /ĩˈsɛw/
- Brazil [ĩˈsɛʊ̯]
- Portugal /ĩˈsɛl/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to incel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is incel in Portuguese?
incel appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).