how to pronounce incognito

/ˌɪnkɔːɡˈniːtoʊ/

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incognito is pronounced in four syllables

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ɪnkɔːɡntoʊ

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An example use of incognito in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a nobody incognito classified knowable …”

meanings of incognito

noun:

  1. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or not recognized.
  2. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character or name.

adjective:

  1. Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title.

adverb:

  1. Without revealing one's identity.

incognito frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word incognito occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics incognito can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that incognito can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words that rhyme with incognito

mosquitobonitoburrito

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