incitar

[ĩnsiˈt̪aɾ]

/[ĩnsiˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“incitar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,484
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Animar o estimular a alguien para que haga alguna cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-incitar · incitar · Spanish

incitar · rank #26,484 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,484
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH improvisada

Nearest frequency peer: improvisada (-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 “incitar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incitar” 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).

incitar vs instar
71% similar
incitar vs iniciar
71% similar
incitar vs indicar
71% similar

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

Key facts for incitar
PropertyValue
Headwordincitar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnsiˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,484
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “incitar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).incitarcae 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 “improvisada” (#26,483), “inconcebible” (#26,485), “impopular” (#26,482). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “incitar” va en #26,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around incitar (IPA [ĩnsiˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,484 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Animar o estimular a alguien para que haga alguna cosa.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for incitar, with forms such as "icnitar", "inccitar", and "inciatr". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "instar", "iniciar", "indicar", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is incitar, spelled I-N-C-I-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Animar o estimular a alguien para que haga alguna cosa.

Synonyms

instigarexcitarestimularmoverprovocaraguijonearempujarimpeler

This word in other languages

incite(English)inciter(Français)anstacheln(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnitar
  • inccitar
  • inciatr
  • incitarr
  • incitra
  • incittar
  • inctiar
  • inictar
  • inncitar
  • insitar
  • nicitar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnitar2inccitar1inciatr2incitarr1incitra2incittar1inctiar2inictar2
Edit distance from "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 "incitar"?
"incitar" is spelled I-N-C-I-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsiˈt̪aɾ].
What does "incitar" mean?
As a verb, "incitar" means: Animar o estimular a alguien para que haga alguna cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "incitar"?
"incitar" is commonly confused with "instar", "iniciar", "indicar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incitar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incitar" is [ĩnsiˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incitar" come from?
"incitar" 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 "incitar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

influjo#26,486invasor#26,498harinas#26,467guarida#26,465

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

inundado11 variantsjuguemos11 variantsmanipula11 variantsenérgico11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list