incursion
/ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/noun
incursion is spelled I-N-C-U-R-S-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, incursion means “A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of incursion is incursions.
How many letters and syllables are in incursion?
| Letters | 9: I-N-C-U-R-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is incursion?
Incursion appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce incursion?
- /ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/
- /ɪŋˈkɜː(ɹ)ʃən/
Incursion has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-incursion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of incursion
- incursions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incursion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of destruction, plunder, or bodily harm rather than an intent to conquer territory or alter the established government; contrast invasion in its narrow sense.
- 2
An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.
- 3
AustraliaA function hosted within an educational institution, especially by or for students, for recreation, research, education or a display of works.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incursion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense aggressive movement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incursion, invasion |
| German | Einfall, Eindringen |
| Spanish | incursión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does incursion come from?
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French, from Latin incursiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).