inclinar

//ĩ.kli.ˈnaɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,748

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

inclinar is aPortugueseverb. It means: colocar obliquamente em relação ao horizonte ou um referencial plano Pronounced /ĩ.kli.ˈnaɾ/. Often confused with incitar and inclinado.

Key facts for inclinar
PropertyValue
Headwordinclinar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ĩ.kli.ˈnaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,748
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inclinar in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for inclinar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.kli.ˈnaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,748 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for inclinar, with forms such as "icnlinar", "incclinar", and "incilnar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "incitar", "inclinado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is inclinar, spelled I-N-C-L-I-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    colocar obliquamente em relação ao horizonte ou um referencial plano
  2. 2
    curvar(-se)
  3. 3
    fazer pender

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: icnlinar,incclinar,incilnar,inclianr,inclinarr,inclinnar,inclinra,incllinar,inclniar,inlcinar,innclinar,niclinar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inclinar

Misspelling Variants of "inclinar"

icnlinar8incclinar9incilnar8inclianr8inclinarr9inclinnar9inclinra8incllinar9
Misspelling Variants of "inclinar"

Frequency rank: #38,748 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inclinar"?
"inclinar" is spelled I-N-C-L-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.kli.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "inclinar" mean?
As a verb, "inclinar" means: colocar obliquamente em relação ao horizonte ou um referencial plano
What words are commonly confused with "inclinar"?
"inclinar" is commonly confused with "incitar", "inclinado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inclinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inclinar" is /ĩ.kli.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inclinar" come from?
"inclinar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter I in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.