inconveniente

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin inconvenientis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ conveniente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.kon.veˈnjɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: in‧con‧ve‧nièn‧te

Noun

inconveniente m (plural inconvenienti)

1. problem, trouble, hassle, hitch

   Synonyms: problema, guaio, contrattempo, incidente

2. drawback, disadvantage

   Synonym: svantaggio

Related terms

• convenire
• inconvenienza

Further reading

• “inconveniènte”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-

Latin conveniens

Latin inconvenientembor.

Portuguese inconveniente

Borrowed from Latin inconvenientem.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kõ.ve.niˈẽ.t͡ʃi/, (faster) /ĩ.kõ.veˈnjẽ.t͡ʃi/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kõ.vɨˈnjẽ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kõ.vɨˈnjẽ.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kõ.bɨˈnjẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: in‧con‧ve‧ni‧en‧te

Adjective

inconveniente m or f (plural inconvenientes)

1. inconvenient (not convenient; not expedient)
2. inopportune (all senses)

   Near-synonym: fora de hora

   1. inappropriate, improper

Noun

inconveniente m (plural inconvenientes)

1. nuisance; inconvenience (minor annoyance)

   Synonyms: incômodo, distúrbio, inconveniência

2. nuisance (person who causes inconvenience)

Further reading

• “inconveniente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Italic *n̥-

Latin in-

Latin conveniens

Latin inconvenientembor.

Spanish inconveniente

Borrowed from Latin inconvenientem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inkombeˈnjente/ [ĩŋ.kõm.beˈnjẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: in‧con‧ve‧nien‧te

Adjective

inconveniente m or f (masculine and feminine plural inconvenientes)

1. inconvenient

   Synonyms: incómodo, (rare) disconveniente, (archaic) desconveniente

   Antonym: conveniente

   • 2016, Wilson Mariño, Cómo manejar la economía de su hogar, AGUILAR, →ISBN:

     Se considera que una deuda es inconveniente cuando se adquiere un bien o servicio que no producirá ninguna ganancia.

     A debt is considered inconvenient when it acquires a good or service that will not produce any profit.

Noun

inconveniente m (plural inconvenientes)

1. problem, trouble, inconvenient

   Synonym: problema

   • 2016, Maribel Carvajal, La ciudad de los libros prohibidos, Kailas Editorial, →ISBN:

     No tengo inconveniente en utilizar un método u otro, a mí me da igual...

     I have no problem using one method or another, it doesn't matter to me...

2. drawback (disadvantage)

   Synonym: desventaja

   • 2005, Jean-Rodolphe Perronet, La construcción de puentes en el siglo XVIII, Reverte, →ISBN, page 143:

     Todas estas curvaturas, aunque tengan el arranque a nivel de la superficie de las aguas bajas, o ligeramente por encima, como suele ser lo habitual, tienen el inconveniente de reducir el paso del agua […]

     All these curvatures, even if they have their foot at the surface level of shallow waters, or slightly above, as tends to be the norm, have the drawback of reducing the flow of water […]

Related terms

• inconveniencia

Further reading

• “inconveniente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025