incuba

[ĩŋˈkuβ̞a]

/[ĩŋˈkuβ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“incuba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,546 among 22,782 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,546
frequency rank, Spanish
22,782
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incubar.

Key facts for incuba
PropertyValue
Headwordincuba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩŋˈkuβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,546
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “incuba” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). incuba lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incuba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,546 among 22,782 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩŋˈkuβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for incuba, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is incuba, spelled I-N-C-U-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incubar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de incubar.

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 "incuba"?
"incuba" is spelled I-N-C-U-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩŋˈkuβ̞a].
What does "incuba" mean?
As a verb, "incuba" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incubar.
How do you pronounce "incuba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incuba" is [ĩŋˈkuβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incuba" come from?
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Using “incuba”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-C-U-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩŋˈkuβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list