incumbência

/ĩ.kũ.ˈbẽ.sjɐ/

//ĩ.kũ.ˈbẽ.sjɐ// noun

The verdict

“incumbência” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,009
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de incumbir; negócio que se incumbe; encargo, tarefa

Corpus desk

Index PT-incumbencia · incumbência · Portuguese

incumbência · rank #29,009 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,009
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH inativo

Nearest frequency peer: inativo (-4 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 “incumbência”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incumbência” 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
Key facts for incumbência
PropertyValue
Headwordincumbência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.kũ.ˈbẽ.sjɐ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,009
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “incumbência”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).incumbênciacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “inativo” (#29,005), “jarra” (#29,015), “hiato” (#29,000). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “incumbência” fica em #29,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around incumbência (IPA /ĩ.kũ.ˈbẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,009 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de incumbir; negócio que se incumbe; encargo, tarefa".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for incumbência, with forms such as "icnumbência", "inccumbência", and "incmubência". 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. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is incumbência, spelled I-N-C-U-M-B-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de incumbir; negócio que se incumbe; encargo, tarefa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O vaqueiro Ennis Del Mar e o aspirante a peão de rodeios Jack Twist aceitam a incumbência.

Synonyms

misterônus

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnumbência
  • inccumbência
  • incmubência
  • incubmência
  • incumbbência
  • incumbnêcia
  • incumbêcnia
  • incumbêncai
  • incumbênccia
  • incumbênica
  • incumbênncia
  • incummbência
  • incumêbncia
  • inncumbência
  • inucmbência
  • nicumbência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incumbência - 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.

icnumbência2inccumbência1incmubência2incubmência2incumbbência1incumbnêcia2incumbêcnia2incumbêncai2
Edit distance from "incumbência"

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 "incumbência"?
"incumbência" is spelled I-N-C-U-M-B-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.kũ.ˈbẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "incumbência" mean?
As a noun, "incumbência" means: ato ou efeito de incumbir; negócio que se incumbe; encargo, tarefa
What are common misspellings of "incumbência"?
Common misspellings include "icnumbência", "inccumbência", "incmubência", "incubmência", "incumbbência". The correct spelling is "incumbência".
How do you pronounce "incumbência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incumbência" is /ĩ.kũ.ˈbẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incumbência" come from?
"incumbência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list