înc

înc is a three-letter sequence that appears in Romanian text. It is not a stand-alone word in Romanian; rather, it is the initial part of several words that begin with the letters înc, where î denotes i with a circumflex, a distinct letter in the Romanian alphabet. The sequence is common because many Romanian words start with înc as a prefix or root.

Common Romanian examples starting with înc include încă (meaning still or yet), încet (meaning slowly), încărcător (charger), încărcare (loading or charging), încercare (an attempt), and încântător (delightful). The verb a încerca (to try) yields forms such as încerc (I try). In all cases, înc remains a linguistic prefix or initial segment rather than an independent word.

Capitalization follows normal Romanian rules: the uppercase form is ÎNC when the sequence appears at the start of a sentence or in all-caps text. In linguistic or computational contexts, înc is treated as a string of letters rather than a lexical item with its own meaning, though it forms the basis of multiple derived words in Romanian.

Because the diacritic on i is a defining feature of Romanian orthography, î and â are distinct letters with specific placement rules. The sequence înc thus reflects standard Romanian spelling conventions rather than representing a standalone term. In English-language contexts, the sequence INC (without diacritics) is more likely to be seen as an acronym, not a Romanian word component.