incapacidad
[ĩŋkapasiˈð̞að̞]
The verdict
“incapacidad” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,913 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,913
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Carencia de capacidad para realizar, obtener o aprender alguna cosa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incapacidad |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ĩŋkapasiˈð̞að̞] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #6,913 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incapacidad” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for incapacidad is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩŋkapasiˈð̞að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,913 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for incapacidad, with forms such as "icnapacidad", "inacpacidad", and "incaapcidad". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "incapacitado", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is incapacidad, spelled I-N-C-A-P-A-C-I-D-A-D.
Definition
- 1Carencia de capacidad para realizar, obtener o aprender alguna cosa.
- 2Falta de intelecto o comprensión.
- 3Escasez de aptitud legal o física.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: icnapacidad,inacpacidad,incaapcidad,incapaccidad,incapacdiad,incapaciadd,incapacidadd,incapacidda,incapaciddad,incapaicdad,incapasidad,incapcaidad,incappacidad,inccapacidad,incpaacidad,inncapacidad,nicapacidad
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incapacidad - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “incapacidad”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-C-A-P-A-C-I-D-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩŋkapasiˈð̞að̞] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “incapacitado” - see the side-by-side comparison. incapacidad vs incapacitado
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.