incontável

/ĩ.kõ.ˈta.vɛɫ/

//ĩ.kõ.ˈta.vɛɫ// adj

The verdict

“incontável” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,367 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,367
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não se pode contar

Corpus desk

Index PT-incontavel · incontável · Portuguese

incontável · rank #53,367 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,367
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH infeccioso

Nearest frequency peer: infeccioso (+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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “incontável”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “incontável” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for incontável
PropertyValue
Headwordincontável
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.kõ.ˈta.vɛɫ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,367
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “incontável” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).incontávelcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “infeccioso” (#53,369), “implacavelmente” (#53,362), “ik” (#53,358). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “incontável” fica em #53,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incontável is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,367 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ĩ.kõ.ˈta.vɛɫ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que não se pode contar".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for incontável, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is incontável, spelled I-N-C-O-N-T-Á-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não se pode contar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Anotações dos verdes anos vividos nos sertões de Minas permeiam toda a obra rosiana, onde se infiltram lances devidos a uma incontável comparsaria infantil.

Antonyms

contável

This word in other languages

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 "incontável"?
"incontável" is spelled I-N-C-O-N-T-Á-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.kõ.ˈta.vɛɫ/.
What does "incontável" mean?
As an adjective, "incontável" means: que não se pode contar
How do you pronounce "incontável"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incontável" is /ĩ.kõ.ˈta.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list