incongruência

/ĩ.kõ.ˈɡɾwẽ.sjɐ/

//ĩ.kõ.ˈɡɾwẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“incongruência” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,205 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,205
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade de incongruente

Key facts for incongruência
PropertyValue
Headwordincongruência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.kõ.ˈɡɾwẽ.sjɐ/
Letters13
Frequency rank#89,205
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “incongruência” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). incongruência lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incongruência is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,205 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ĩ.kõ.ˈɡɾwẽ.sjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for incongruência, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is incongruência, spelled I-N-C-O-N-G-R-U-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade de incongruente
  2. 2
    falta de congruência, de conformidade, concordância, harmonia, adequação, correspondência, identidade etc.
  3. 3
    ato, dito ou comportamento incongruente

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 "incongruência"?
"incongruência" is spelled I-N-C-O-N-G-R-U-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.kõ.ˈɡɾwẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "incongruência" mean?
As a noun, "incongruência" means: qualidade de incongruente
How do you pronounce "incongruência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incongruência" is /ĩ.kõ.ˈɡɾwẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incongruência" come from?
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Using “incongruência”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-C-O-N-G-R-U-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ĩ.kõ.ˈɡɾwẽ.sjɐ/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list