incautar

[ĩŋkawˈt̪aɾ]

/[ĩŋkawˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“incautar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,133 among 22,782 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,133
frequency rank, Spanish
22,782
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Infinitivo de incautarse (verbo pronominal). :*Uso: admite doble sintaxis: «se va a incautar» o «va a incautarse».

Key facts for incautar
PropertyValue
Headwordincautar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩŋkawˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “incautar” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). incautar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incautar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,133 among 22,782 “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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Using “incautar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-C-A-U-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩŋkawˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list