incompetence
Definitions
Noun
- Lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
- Inability of a part or organ to function properly
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "incompetence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | independence | 4 | 70 |
| 2 | incontinence | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "incompetence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | complete | 2 | 182 |
| 2 | compete | 2 | 23 |
| 3 | competent | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | competence | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | incomplete | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | impatience | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | completeness | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | inconvenience | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | incompetent | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | incompetents | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | impotence | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | incomprehensible | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | competency | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | incompetency | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | competencies | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | incompetently | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | incoherence | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | incontinence | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | uncomplete | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | noncompete | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "incompetence" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "incompetence" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "incompetence" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "incompetence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | incompetency | 5 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Surgeon accused of incompetence regains license after board’s error
Mar 12, 2026 Iowa Capital Dispatch
Mar 12, 2026 Iowa Capital Dispatch
Pelicans' Attempts to Trade into the Lottery Highlight Frustrating Incompetence
Jun 12, 2026 Sports Illustrated
Jun 12, 2026 Sports Illustrated
Opinion | Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims
Feb 14, 2026 The New York Times
Feb 14, 2026 The New York Times