inca

[ˈĩŋka]

/[ˈĩŋka]/ noun

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The verdict

“inca” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #11,066) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#11,066
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Monarca o jefe supremo, considerado hijo del Sol, que gobernaba un vasto imperio precolombino en América del Sur, con capital en el Cuzco. El lenguaje simbólico con que el Inca se dirigía a las mas...

Corpus desk

Index ES-inca · inca · Spanish

inca · rank #11,066 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,066
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH impresa

Nearest frequency peer: impresa (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “inca”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “inca” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

inca vs ira
50% similar
inca vs IVA
0% similar
inca vs isa
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for inca
PropertyValue
Headwordinca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈĩŋka]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,066
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “inca”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).incacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “impresa” (#11,065), “inestable” (#11,067), “impiden” (#11,064). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “inca” va en #11,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for inca is neighbouring look-alikes ("ira", "IVA", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈĩŋka]. Frequency #11,066 among 3,428 “I” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for inca, with forms such as "icna", "inac", and "incca". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ira", "IVA", "isa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is inca, spelled I-N-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Monarca o jefe supremo, considerado hijo del Sol, que gobernaba un vasto imperio precolombino en América del Sur, con capital en el Cuzco. El lenguaje simbólico con que el Inca se dirigía a las masas poseía implicancias mesiánicas vinculadas al mito de Inkarrí, gracias al cual no se mostraba solamente como rey y soberano legítimo, sino también como redentor, restaurador del mundo y salvador de los indígenas.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cada uno de los miembros de la tribu primitiva que fundó dicho imperio (panaca o ayllu real).
  3. 3
    Moneda de la República del Perú durante la década de 1880.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how inca appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No solo existe una saga sobre el origen de los incas; en realidad, se relata en dos leyendas.

This word in other languages

Inca(English)inca(Français)Inka(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icna
  • inac
  • incca
  • innca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inca - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

icna2inac2incca1innca1
Edit distance from "inca"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inca"?
"inca" is spelled I-N-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈĩŋka].
What does "inca" mean?
As a noun, "inca" means: Monarca o jefe supremo, considerado hijo del Sol, que gobernaba un vasto imperio precolombino en América del Sur, con capital en el Cuzco. El lenguaje simbólico con que el Inca se dirigía a las mas...
What words are commonly confused with "inca"?
"inca" is commonly confused with "ira", "IVA", "isa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inca" is [ˈĩŋka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inca" come from?
"inca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "inca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hoyo#11,063goza#11,057gaza#11,055late#11,077

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list