incautar

[ĩŋkawˈt̪aɾ]

/[ĩŋkawˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“incautar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,133 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,133
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Infinitivo de incautarse (verbo pronominal). :*Uso: admite doble sintaxis: «se va a incautar» o «va a incautarse».

Corpus desk

Index ES-incautar · incautar · Spanish

incautar · rank #71,133 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,133
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inadmisibles

Nearest frequency peer: inadmisibles (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “incautar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “incautar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for incautar
PropertyValue
Headwordincautar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩŋkawˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “incautar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).incautarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “inadmisibles” (#71,132), “inconstante” (#71,134), “improductiva” (#71,131). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “incautar” va en #71,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incautar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,133 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩŋkawˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Infinitivo de incautarse (verbo pronominal). :*Uso: admite doble sintaxis: «se va a incautar» o «va a incautarse».".

No generated misspelling entries exist for incautar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is incautar, spelled I-N-C-A-U-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Infinitivo de incautarse (verbo pronominal). :*Uso: admite doble sintaxis: «se va a incautar» o «va a incautarse».

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 "incautar"?
"incautar" is spelled I-N-C-A-U-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩŋkawˈt̪aɾ].
What does "incautar" mean?
As a verb, "incautar" means: Infinitivo de incautarse (verbo pronominal). :*Uso: admite doble sintaxis: «se va a incautar» o «va a incautarse».
How do you pronounce "incautar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incautar" is [ĩŋkawˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incautar" come from?
"incautar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list