Which to use
“incantation” and “indentation” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,419
- “incantation” frequency rank
- #44,863
- “indentation” frequency rank
- 94282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incantation | indentation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act or process of using formulas and/or usually rhyming words, sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results. | The act of indenting or state of being indented. |
Where the eye mixes incantation and indentation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between incantation and indentation
A purely visual mix-up. incantation (/ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/) and indentation (/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incantation is recorded at frequency rank #49,419, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/. indentation is at rank #44,863, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 94282, this pair ranks #1,477 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incantation vs indentation
Shared letters: ainot. Private to "incantation": c. Private to "indentation": de.
"incantation" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC · "indentation" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incantation ← icnantation · inacntation · incanattion · incanntation · incantaiton · incantasion · incantatino · incantationn
- indentation ← idnentation · inddentation · indenattion · indenntation · indentaiton · indentasion · indentatino · indentationn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incantation" for "indentation" ever safe?
Frequency check: "incantation" vs "indentation" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "incantation" and "indentation" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "incantation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indentation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,477 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incantation" and "indentation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indentation vs infestation". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,477 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.