inconsciência

/ĩ.kõʃ.ˈsjẽ.sjɐ/

//ĩ.kõʃ.ˈsjẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“inconsciência” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,680 among 1,526 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,680
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords

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

Key facts for inconsciência
PropertyValue
Headwordinconsciência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.kõʃ.ˈsjẽ.sjɐ/
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “inconsciência” 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). inconsciência 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

inconsciência is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,680 among 1,526 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ĩ.kõʃ.ˈsjẽ.sjɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "falta de consciência".

No generated misspelling entries exist for inconsciência in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is inconsciência, spelled I-N-C-O-N-S-C-I-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    falta de consciência

Antonyms

consciência

This word in other languages

unconsciousness(English)inconscience(Français)

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

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-N-C-O-N-S-C-I-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ĩ.kõʃ.ˈsjẽ.sjɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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