incompetente
/ĩ.kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/
The verdict
“incompetente” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #20,327 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #20,327
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que não é competente
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incompetente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ĩ.kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #20,327 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incompetente” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for incompetente is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ.kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,327 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for incompetente, with forms such as "icnompetente", "inccompetente", and "incmopetente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is incompetente, spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1que não é competente
- 2sem capacidade
- 3sem idoneidade
- 4inábil
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: icnompetente,inccompetente,incmopetente,incomeptente,incommpetente,incompeetnte,incompetenet,incompetennte,incompetentte,incompetetne,incompetnete,incompettente,incomppetente,incompteente,incopmetente,inncompetente,inocmpetente,nicompetente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incompetente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “incompetente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ.kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/ (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
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.