incivil
/ĩsiˈviɫ/
The verdict
“incivil” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o que não é civil
Corpus desk
Index PT-incivil · incivil · Portuguese
incivil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incivil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ĩsiˈviɫ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “incivil” em português
Rare enough to double-check
incivil is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ĩsiˈviɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o que não é civil".
Zero misspellings are on record for incivil in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is incivil, spelled I-N-C-I-V-I-L.
Definition
- 1o que não é civil
Antonyms
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.