incerto
/ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/
The verdict
“incerto” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #12,264 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #12,264
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sobre o qual não se tem certeza
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incerto |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incerto” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for incerto is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,264 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1sobre o qual não se tem certeza
- 2que não se sabe, desconhecido
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “incerto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-C-E-R-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.ˈsɛɾ.tu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “inseto” - see the side-by-side comparison. incerto vs inseto
- 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.