# incidente vs incipiente

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### incidente
*adjective · IPA /ĩ.si.ˈdẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #3,698*
que incide, sobrevém

### incipiente
*adjective · IPA /ĩ.si.ˈpjẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #33,461*
principiante; iniciante

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/incidente-vs-incipiente