inútil

//i.ˈnu.tiɫ// adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,542

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

inútil is anPortugueseadj. It means: que não é útil, sem utilidade Pronounced /i.ˈnu.tiɫ/. It ranks #5,542 in Portuguese word frequency.

Key facts for inútil
PropertyValue
Headwordinútil
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/i.ˈnu.tiɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,542
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inútil in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for inútil is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.ˈnu.tiɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,542 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for inútil, with forms such as "innútil", "intúil", and "inúitl". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is inútil, spelled I-N-Ú-T-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não é útil, sem utilidade
  2. 2
    improfícuo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: innútil,intúil,inúitl,inútill,inútli,inúttil,iúntil,niútil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inútil

Misspelling Variants of "inútil"

innútil7intúil6inúitl6inútill7inútli6inúttil7iúntil6niútil6
Misspelling Variants of "inútil"

Frequency rank: #5,542 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inútil"?
"inútil" is spelled I-N-Ú-T-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /i.ˈnu.tiɫ/.
What does "inútil" mean?
As an adj, "inútil" means: que não é útil, sem utilidade
What are common misspellings of "inútil"?
Common misspellings include "innútil", "intúil", "inúitl", "inútill", "inútli". The correct spelling is "inútil".
How do you pronounce "inútil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inútil" is /i.ˈnu.tiɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inútil" come from?
"inútil" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.