incenso

/ĩ.ˈsẽ.su/

//ĩ.ˈsẽ.su// verb

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The verdict

“incenso” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #23,368. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,368
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo incensar

Corpus desk

Index PT-incenso · incenso · Portuguese

incenso · rank #23,368 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,368
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH industry

Nearest frequency peer: industry (+2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “incenso”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “incenso” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

incenso vs intenso
86% similar
incenso vs incerto
71% similar
incenso vs incesto
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for incenso
PropertyValue
Headwordincenso
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ĩ.ˈsẽ.su/
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,368
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “incenso”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).incensocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “industry” (#23,370), “imprescindível” (#23,365), “hurt” (#23,362). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “incenso” fica em #23,368. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around incenso (IPA /ĩ.ˈsẽ.su/), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,368 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo incensar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for incenso, with forms such as "icnenso", "inccenso", and "incennso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "intenso", "incerto", "incesto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is incenso, spelled I-N-C-E-N-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo incensar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnenso
  • inccenso
  • incennso
  • incenos
  • incensso
  • incesno
  • incneso
  • inecnso
  • inncenso
  • nicenso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incenso - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

icnenso2inccenso1incennso1incenos2incensso1incesno2incneso2inecnso2
Edit distance from "incenso"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incenso"?
"incenso" is spelled I-N-C-E-N-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.ˈsẽ.su/.
What does "incenso" mean?
As a verb, "incenso" means: primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo incensar
What words are commonly confused with "incenso"?
"incenso" is commonly confused with "intenso", "incerto", "incesto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incenso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incenso" is /ĩ.ˈsẽ.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incenso" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "incenso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

legista#23,385guaraná#23,350magnata#23,396meeting#23,406

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

mordido10 variantsdefunto10 variantspsicose10 variantsredimir10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list