incidencia

[ĩnsiˈð̞ẽnsja]

/[ĩnsiˈð̞ẽnsja]/ noun

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The verdict

“incidencia” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,271. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,271
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Los eventos que ocurren durante el desarrollo de un asunto o negocio y que están relacionados con este.

Corpus desk

Index ES-incidencia · incidencia · Spanish

incidencia · rank #8,271 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,271
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH ignorante

Nearest frequency peer: ignorante (-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 “incidencia”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incidencia” 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).

incidencia vs indigencia
80% similar
incidencia vs incidencias
91% similar

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

Key facts for incidencia
PropertyValue
Headwordincidencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩnsiˈð̞ẽnsja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,271
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “incidencia”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.incidenciacae 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 “ignorante” (#8,270), “incluyó” (#8,272), “ignora” (#8,269). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “incidencia” va en #8,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around incidencia (IPA [ĩnsiˈð̞ẽnsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,271 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for incidencia, with forms such as "icnidencia", "inccidencia", and "incdiencia". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "indigencia", "incidencias", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is incidencia, spelled I-N-C-I-D-E-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Los eventos que ocurren durante el desarrollo de un asunto o negocio y que están relacionados con este.
  2. 2
    La participación o influencia de un número de casos en un resultado, o en un conjunto de observaciones o estadísticas
  3. 3
    La intersección de dos líneas, planos o cuerpos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnidencia
  • inccidencia
  • incdiencia
  • inciddencia
  • incidecnia
  • incidencai
  • incidenccia
  • incidenica
  • incidenncia
  • incidnecia
  • inciedncia
  • inicdencia
  • inncidencia
  • insidensia
  • nicidencia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incidencia - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

icnidencia2inccidencia1incdiencia2inciddencia1incidecnia2incidencai2incidenccia1incidenica2
Edit distance from "incidencia"

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 "incidencia"?
"incidencia" is spelled I-N-C-I-D-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsiˈð̞ẽnsja].
What does "incidencia" mean?
As a noun, "incidencia" means: Los eventos que ocurren durante el desarrollo de un asunto o negocio y que están relacionados con este.
What words are commonly confused with "incidencia"?
"incidencia" is commonly confused with "indigencia", "incidencias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incidencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incidencia" is [ĩnsiˈð̞ẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incidencia" come from?
"incidencia" 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 "incidencia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ocurriendo#8,286propósitos#8,301comprobado#8,239resultaron#8,306

Similar misspelling depth

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

favorecer15 variantsconversar15 variantsaeropuertos15 variantsvisibles15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list