incrível

/ĩ.ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/

//ĩ.ˈkɾi.vɛɫ// adj

The verdict

“incrível” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,030
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-incrivel · incrível · Portuguese

incrível · rank #1,030 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,030
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH esquerda

Nearest frequency peer: esquerda (-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 “incrível”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incrível” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

incrível vs incurável
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for incrível
PropertyValue
Headwordincrível
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ĩ.ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,030
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “incrível”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “esquerda” (#1,028), “natureza” (#1,032), “ok” (#1,033). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “incrível” fica em #1,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around incrível (IPA /ĩ.ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,030 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for incrível, with forms such as "icnrível", "inccrível", and "incrrível". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "incurável", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is incrível, spelled I-N-C-R-Í-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    inacreditável
  2. 2
    fora do comum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. É incrível, mas, apesar das mudanças da últimas décadas, continuamos falando em termos de esquerda e direita.
  2. Poderia ser aproveitada parte da região da Nova Luz, que já está sendo demolida pela Prefeitura e conta com incrível infra-estrutura instalada.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnrível
  • inccrível
  • incrrível
  • incrvíel
  • incríevl
  • incrívell
  • incrívle
  • incrívvel
  • incírvel
  • inncrível
  • inrcível
  • nicrível

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incrível - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

icnrível2inccrível1incrrível1incrvíel2incríevl2incrívell1incrívle2incrívvel1
Edit distance from "incrível"

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 "incrível"?
"incrível" is spelled I-N-C-R-Í-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/.
What does "incrível" mean?
As an adjective, "incrível" means: inacreditável
What words are commonly confused with "incrível"?
"incrível" is commonly confused with "incurável". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incrível"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incrível" is /ĩ.ˈkɾi.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incrível" come from?
"incrível" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list