how to pronounce incompetent

/ˌɪnˈkɑːmpətənt/

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incompetent is pronounced in four syllables

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

“… matter how incompetent they might be …”

meanings of incompetent

adjective:

Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected.
Of the cervix: opening too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born.
Not resistant to deformation or flow.
Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.

noun:

A person who is incompetent.

incompetent frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word incompetent occurs in english on average 3 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 incompetent 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 incompetent can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;