incógnita

/ĩ.ˈkɔ.ɡni.tɐ/

//ĩ.ˈkɔ.ɡni.tɐ// noun

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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
938
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grandeza a ser determinada na solução de uma equação, de um problema [símb.: x]

Corpus desk

Index PT-incognita · incógnita · Portuguese

incógnita · rank #28,620 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,620
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH incubação

Nearest frequency peer: incubação (-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 “incógnita”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incógnita” 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
Key facts for incógnita
PropertyValue
Headwordincógnita
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.ˈkɔ.ɡni.tɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,620
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “incógnita”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “incubação” (#28,619), “inexperiente” (#28,621), “inseparável” (#28,624). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “incógnita” fica em #28,620. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around incógnita (IPA /ĩ.ˈkɔ.ɡni.tɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,620 among 938 “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

  1. 1
    grandeza a ser determinada na solução de uma equação, de um problema [símb.: x]
  2. 2
    aquilo que se desconhece e se busca saber
  3. 3
    dado que não se pode avaliar, que se ignora; enigma, mistério

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nossa política financeira é uma incógnita.

Synonyms

mistério

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.

icnógnita2inccógnita1incgónita2incóggnita1incóginta2incógniat2incógnitta1incógnnita1
Edit distance from "incógnita"

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 "incógnita"?
"incógnita" is spelled I-N-C-Ó-G-N-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.ˈkɔ.ɡni.tɐ/.
What does "incógnita" mean?
As a noun, "incógnita" means: grandeza a ser determinada na solução de uma equação, de um problema [símb.: x]
What are common misspellings of "incógnita"?
Common misspellings include "icnógnita", "inccógnita", "incgónita", "incóggnita", "incóginta". The correct spelling is "incógnita".
How do you pronounce "incógnita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incógnita" is /ĩ.ˈkɔ.ɡni.tɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incógnita" come from?
"incógnita" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

incubação#28,619maturação#28,669encanador#28,559obediente#28,693

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

curricular13 variantsprolífico13 variantsqueimadura13 variantsclaridade13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list