incerto

/ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/

//ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu// adj

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The verdict

“incerto” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,264. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,264
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sobre o qual não se tem certeza

Corpus desk

Index PT-incerto · incerto · Portuguese

incerto · rank #12,264 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,264
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH informativo

Nearest frequency peer: informativo (+1 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 “incerto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incerto” 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).

incerto vs inseto
71% similar
incerto vs inerte
71% similar
incerto vs inferno
71% similar

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

Key facts for incerto
PropertyValue
Headwordincerto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,264
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “incerto”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.incertocai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “informativo” (#12,265), “intestino” (#12,266), “image” (#12,260). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “incerto” fica em #12,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around incerto (IPA /ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,264 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for incerto, with forms such as "icnerto", "inccerto", and "incerot". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "inseto", "inerte", "inferno", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is incerto, spelled I-N-C-E-R-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    sobre o qual não se tem certeza
  2. 2
    que não se sabe, desconhecido

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how incerto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Meu futuro é incerto.
  2. Ele estava em local incerto.

This word in other languages

unsure(English)incierto(Español)incertain(Français)unsicher(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnerto
  • inccerto
  • incerot
  • incerrto
  • incertto
  • incetro
  • increto
  • inecrto
  • inncerto
  • nicerto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnerto2inccerto1incerot2incerrto1incertto1incetro2increto2inecrto2
Edit distance from "incerto"

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 "incerto"?
"incerto" is spelled I-N-C-E-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/.
What does "incerto" mean?
As an adjective, "incerto" means: sobre o qual não se tem certeza
What words are commonly confused with "incerto"?
"incerto" is commonly confused with "inseto", "inerte", "inferno". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incerto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incerto" is /ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incerto" come from?
"incerto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

liberty#12,278erupção#12,243enxerga#12,241morango#12,294

Similar misspelling depth

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

etiqueta10 variantspremier10 variantscândido10 variantscomarca10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list