incentivo

[ĩnsẽn̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]

/[ĩnsẽn̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“incentivo” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,717. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,717
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que incita, que motiva, el deseo o a la acción.

Corpus desk

Index ES-incentivo · incentivo · Spanish

incentivo · rank #13,717 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,717
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH implacable

Nearest frequency peer: implacable (-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 “incentivo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incentivo” 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).

incentivo vs intensivo
78% similar
incentivo vs inventiva
78% similar
incentivo vs incentivos
90% similar

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

Key facts for incentivo
PropertyValue
Headwordincentivo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩnsẽn̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,717
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “incentivo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.incentivocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “implacable” (#13,716), “incorrecta” (#13,718), “imagine” (#13,715). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “incentivo” va en #13,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around incentivo (IPA [ĩnsẽn̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,717 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que incita, que motiva, el deseo o a la acción.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for incentivo, with forms such as "icnentivo", "inccentivo", and "incenitvo". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "intensivo", "inventiva", "incentivos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is incentivo, spelled I-N-C-E-N-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que incita, que motiva, el deseo o a la acción.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnentivo
  • inccentivo
  • incenitvo
  • incenntivo
  • incentibo
  • incentiov
  • incentivvo
  • incenttivo
  • incentvio
  • incetnivo
  • incnetivo
  • inecntivo
  • inncentivo
  • insentivo
  • nicentivo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incentivo - 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.

icnentivo2inccentivo1incenitvo2incenntivo1incentibo1incentiov2incentivvo1incenttivo1
Edit distance from "incentivo"

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 "incentivo"?
"incentivo" is spelled I-N-C-E-N-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsẽn̪ˈt̪iβ̞o].
What does "incentivo" mean?
As an adjective, "incentivo" means: Que incita, que motiva, el deseo o a la acción.
What words are commonly confused with "incentivo"?
"incentivo" is commonly confused with "intensivo", "inventiva", "incentivos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incentivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incentivo" is [ĩnsẽn̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incentivo" come from?
"incentivo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list