incógnita
/ĩ.ˈkɔ.ɡni.tɐ/
The verdict
“incógnita” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #28,620. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #28,620
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,526
- “I” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - grandeza a ser determinada na solução de uma equação, de um problema [símb.: x]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incógnita |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ĩ.ˈkɔ.ɡni.tɐ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #28,620 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incógnita” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around incógnita (IPA /ĩ.ˈkɔ.ɡni.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,620 among 1,526 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for incógnita, with forms such as "icnógnita", "inccógnita", and "incgónita". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is incógnita, spelled I-N-C-Ó-G-N-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1grandeza a ser determinada na solução de uma equação, de um problema [símb.: x]
- 2aquilo que se desconhece e se busca saber
- 3dado que não se pode avaliar, que se ignora; enigma, mistério
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- icnógnita
- inccógnita
- incgónita
- incóggnita
- incóginta
- incógniat
- incógnitta
- incógnnita
- incógntia
- incóngita
- inncógnita
- inócgnita
- nicógnita
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incógnita - 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 “incógnita”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-C-Ó-G-N-I-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.ˈkɔ.ɡni.tɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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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.