incendiar

[ĩnsẽn̪ˈd̪jaɾ]

/[ĩnsẽn̪ˈd̪jaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“incendiar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,641. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,641
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar fuego a una cosa para que se queme en especial si esta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-incendiar · incendiar · Spanish

incendiar · rank #27,641 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,641
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inactivo

Nearest frequency peer: inactivo (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “incendiar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “incendiar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

incendiar vs incendio
78% similar
incendiar vs incendios
78% similar
incendiar vs incentivar
80% similar

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

Key facts for incendiar
PropertyValue
Headwordincendiar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnsẽn̪ˈd̪jaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,641
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “incendiar”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “inactivo” (#27,640), “impresentable” (#27,639), “incompetentes” (#27,643). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “incendiar” va en #27,641. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around incendiar (IPA [ĩnsẽn̪ˈd̪jaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,641 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for incendiar, with forms such as "icnendiar", "inccendiar", and "incedniar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "incendio", "incendios", "incentivar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is incendiar, spelled I-N-C-E-N-D-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar fuego a una cosa para que se queme en especial si esta.
  2. 2
    Fuego que consume algo de manera descontrolada a algo que no debería destruirse.
  3. 3
    Excitar, conmover los ánimos, un país, etc.
  4. 4
    Quemar, dejar a alguien en evidencia.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnendiar
  • inccendiar
  • incedniar
  • incendair
  • incenddiar
  • incendiarr
  • incendira
  • incenidar
  • incenndiar
  • incnediar
  • inecndiar
  • inncendiar
  • insendiar
  • nicendiar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incendiar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

icnendiar2inccendiar1incedniar2incendair2incenddiar1incendiarr1incendira2incenidar2
Edit distance from "incendiar"

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 "incendiar"?
"incendiar" is spelled I-N-C-E-N-D-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsẽn̪ˈd̪jaɾ].
What does "incendiar" mean?
As a verb, "incendiar" means: Dar fuego a una cosa para que se queme en especial si esta.
What words are commonly confused with "incendiar"?
"incendiar" is commonly confused with "incendio", "incendios", "incentivar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incendiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incendiar" is [ĩnsẽn̪ˈd̪jaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incendiar" come from?
"incendiar" 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 "incendiar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

indigente#27,646infectada#27,649iniciadas#27,651hechicero#27,629

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

gimnasios14 variantsmajestuoso14 variantsestudiaste14 variantsmonetarios14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list