incurrir

[ĩŋkuˈriɾ]

/[ĩŋkuˈriɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“incurrir” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,890. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,890
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cometer una acción merecedora de castigo o corrección.

Corpus desk

Index ES-incurrir · incurrir · Spanish

incurrir · rank #26,890 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,890
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inconscientes

Nearest frequency peer: inconscientes (-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 “incurrir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “incurrir” 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).

incurrir vs incurre
75% similar
incurrir vs incurrido
78% similar

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

Key facts for incurrir
PropertyValue
Headwordincurrir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩŋkuˈriɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,890
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “incurrir”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.incurrircae 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 “inconscientes” (#26,889), “indeseables” (#26,891), “inacción” (#26,888). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “incurrir” va en #26,890. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around incurrir (IPA [ĩŋkuˈriɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,890 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for incurrir, with forms such as "icnurrir", "inccurrir", and "incrurir". 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, "incurre", "incurrido", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is incurrir, spelled I-N-C-U-R-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cometer una acción merecedora de castigo o corrección.
  2. 2
    Atraerse o causar algo desfavorable, como el odio, la ira, el desprecio, etc.
  3. 3
    Hacer una persona una cosa que provoca o por la que merece el castigo, la ira o el desprecio de otra.
  4. 4
    Entrometerse en un asunto.
  5. 5
    Cometer una persona una falta sancionada por un texto legal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how incurrir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Los extranjeros podrán ser expulsados de España, por resolución del Director de la Seguridad del Estado, cuando incurran en alguno de los supuestos siguientes:(...).
  2. La terquedad incurre en torpeza.

Synonyms

cometersuscitarcontravenir

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnurrir
  • inccurrir
  • incrurir
  • incurir
  • incurirr
  • incurrirr
  • incurrri
  • inncurrir
  • inucrrir
  • nicurrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnurrir2inccurrir1incrurir2incurir1incurirr2incurrirr1incurrri2inncurrir1
Edit distance from "incurrir"

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 "incurrir"?
"incurrir" is spelled I-N-C-U-R-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩŋkuˈriɾ].
What does "incurrir" mean?
As a verb, "incurrir" means: Cometer una acción merecedora de castigo o corrección.
What words are commonly confused with "incurrir"?
"incurrir" is commonly confused with "incurre", "incurrido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incurrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incurrir" is [ĩŋkuˈriɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incurrir" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

inacción#26,888ilustran#26,886horrendo#26,879hablabas#26,874

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

implicó10 variantsjuzgada10 variantsletrado10 variantslograda10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list