incumbir
/ĩ.kũ.ˈbiɾ/
The verdict
“incumbir” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (prep. a, de) dar ou tomar encargo, tarefa, responsabilidade; encarregar(-se)
Corpus desk
Index PT-incumbir · incumbir · Portuguese
incumbir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incumbir |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ĩ.kũ.ˈbiɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “incumbir” em português
Rare enough to double-check
incumbir is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ĩ.kũ.ˈbiɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for incumbir, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is incumbir, spelled I-N-C-U-M-B-I-R.
Definition
- 1(prep. a, de) dar ou tomar encargo, tarefa, responsabilidade; encarregar(-se)
- 2(prep. a) estar a cargo de; ser da competência, do dever, da obrigação, da responsabilidade de; caber, competir, impender
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.