inciden

/[ĩnˈsið̞ẽn]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,083

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

inciden is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incidir. Pronounced [ĩnˈsið̞ẽn]. Often confused with inside and invaden.

Key facts for inciden
PropertyValue
Headwordinciden
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnˈsið̞ẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,083
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of inciden in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for inciden is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩnˈsið̞ẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,083 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incidir.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for inciden, with forms such as "icniden", "incciden", and "incdien". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "inside", "invaden", "incidir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is inciden, spelled I-N-C-I-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incidir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: icniden,incciden,incdien,incidden,incidenn,incidne,inciedn,inicden,innciden,insiden,niciden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for inciden

Misspelling Variants of "inciden"

icniden7incciden8incdien7incidden8incidenn8incidne7inciedn7inicden7
Misspelling Variants of "inciden"

Frequency rank: #35,083 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inciden"?
"inciden" is spelled I-N-C-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnˈsið̞ẽn].
What does "inciden" mean?
As a verb, "inciden" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incidir.
What words are commonly confused with "inciden"?
"inciden" is commonly confused with "inside", "invaden", "incidir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inciden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inciden" is [ĩnˈsið̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inciden" come from?
"inciden" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.