incitaba

[ĩnsiˈt̪aβ̞a]

/[ĩnsiˈt̪aβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“incitaba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,010 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,010
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de incitar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-incitaba · incitaba · Spanish

incitaba · rank #72,010 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,010
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inconformismo

Nearest frequency peer: inconformismo (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “incitaba”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “incitaba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for incitaba
PropertyValue
Headwordincitaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnsiˈt̪aβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,010
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “incitaba” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).incitabacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “inconformismo” (#72,011), “implorando” (#72,008), “imperdonables” (#72,007). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “incitaba” va en #72,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incitaba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,010 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩnsiˈt̪aβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

incitaba has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 incitaba, spelled I-N-C-I-T-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de incitar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de incitar.

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 "incitaba"?
"incitaba" is spelled I-N-C-I-T-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsiˈt̪aβ̞a].
What does "incitaba" mean?
As a verb, "incitaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de incitar.
How do you pronounce "incitaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incitaba" is [ĩnsiˈt̪aβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incitaba" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

influyan#72,015ingresas#72,017instigar#72,022Honorato#71,991

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list