incidente

[ĩnsiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]

/[ĩnsiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

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The verdict

“incidente” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,254. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,254
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que sobreviene en el discurso de un asunto o negocio y tiene con éste algún enlace.

Corpus desk

Index ES-incidente · incidente · Spanish

incidente · rank #4,254 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,254
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH ignorancia

Nearest frequency peer: ignorancia (-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 “incidente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incidente” 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).

incidente vs inminente
78% similar
incidente vs indigente
78% similar
incidente vs incidentes
90% similar

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

Key facts for incidente
PropertyValue
Headwordincidente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ĩnsiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,254
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “incidente”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.incidentecae 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 “ignorancia” (#4,253), “independientemente” (#4,255), “guitarra” (#4,252). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “incidente” va en #4,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around incidente (IPA [ĩnsiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,254 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que sobreviene en el discurso de un asunto o negocio y tiene con éste algún enlace.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for incidente, with forms such as "icnidente", "inccidente", and "incdiente". 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, "inminente", "indigente", "incidentes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is incidente, spelled I-N-C-I-D-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que sobreviene en el discurso de un asunto o negocio y tiene con éste algún enlace.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnidente
  • inccidente
  • incdiente
  • inciddente
  • incidenet
  • incidennte
  • incidentte
  • incidetne
  • incidnete
  • inciednte
  • inicdente
  • inncidente
  • insidente
  • nicidente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnidente2inccidente1incdiente2inciddente1incidenet2incidennte1incidentte1incidetne2
Edit distance from "incidente"

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 "incidente"?
"incidente" is spelled I-N-C-I-D-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e].
What does "incidente" mean?
As an adjective, "incidente" means: Que sobreviene en el discurso de un asunto o negocio y tiene con éste algún enlace.
What words are commonly confused with "incidente"?
"incidente" is commonly confused with "inminente", "indigente", "incidentes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incidente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incidente" is [ĩnsiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incidente" come from?
"incidente" 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 "incidente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

informado#4,256finalidad#4,249favoritos#4,247españolas#4,243

Similar misspelling depth

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

creciendo14 variantscontestar14 variantsterritorial14 variantscalendario14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list