incompetente

/ĩ.kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/

//ĩ.kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“incompetente” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #20,327. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,327
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não é competente

Corpus desk

Index PT-incompetente · incompetente · Portuguese

incompetente · rank #20,327 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,327
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH inclinado

Nearest frequency peer: inclinado (-2 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 “incompetente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incompetente” 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 incompetente
PropertyValue
Headwordincompetente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,327
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “incompetente”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).incompetentecai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “inclinado” (#20,325), “improviso” (#20,324), “infame” (#20,330). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “incompetente” fica em #20,327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around incompetente (IPA /ĩ.kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,327 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    que não é competente
  2. 2
    sem capacidade
  3. 3
    sem idoneidade
  4. 4
    inábil

Antonyms

competente

This word in other languages

incompetent(English)incompetente(Español)incompétent(Français)inkompetent(Deutsch)

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.

icnompetente2inccompetente1incmopetente2incomeptente2incommpetente1incompeetnte2incompetenet2incompetennte1
Edit distance from "incompetente"

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 "incompetente"?
"incompetente" is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/.
What does "incompetente" mean?
As an adjective, "incompetente" means: que não é competente
What are common misspellings of "incompetente"?
Common misspellings include "icnompetente", "inccompetente", "incmopetente", "incomeptente", "incommpetente". The correct spelling is "incompetente".
How do you pronounce "incompetente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incompetente" is /ĩ.kõ.pɨ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incompetente" come from?
"incompetente" 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 "incompetente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list