increase

/ˈɪnkriːs/, SAMPA: /"Inkri:s/

//ˈɪnkriːs/, SAMPA: /"Inkri:s// noun

The verdict

“increase” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,187 among 938 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,187
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aumento, incremento

Corpus desk

Index PT-increase · increase · Portuguese

increase · rank #59,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,187
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH inalar

Nearest frequency peer: inalar (-3 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 “increase”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for increase
PropertyValue
Headwordincrease
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪnkriːs/, SAMPA: /"Inkri:s/
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,187
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “increase” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.increasecai 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: “inalar” (#59,184), “inocentemente” (#59,195), “insónia” (#59,198). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “increase” fica em #59,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

increase is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,187 among 938 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɪnkriːs/, SAMPA: /"Inkri:s/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for increase, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is increase, spelled I-N-C-R-E-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aumento, incremento
  2. 2
    prole

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 "increase"?
"increase" is spelled I-N-C-R-E-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪnkriːs/, SAMPA: /"Inkri:s/.
What does "increase" mean?
As a noun, "increase" means: aumento, incremento
How do you pronounce "increase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "increase" is /ˈɪnkriːs/, SAMPA: /"Inkri:s/. 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 "increase", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list