Which to use
“impide” and “incide” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,116
- “impide” frequency rank
- #26,095
- “incide” frequency rank
- 31211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impide | incide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de impedir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incidir. |
Where the eye mixes impide and incide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: impide vs incide
A purely visual mix-up. impide ([ĩmˈpið̞e]) and incide ([ĩnˈsið̞e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impide is recorded at frequency rank #5,116, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpið̞e]. incide is at rank #26,095, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsið̞e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31211, this pair ranks #208,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of impide vs incide
Shared letters: dei. Private to "impide": mp. Private to "incide": cn.
"impide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "incide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "impide" and "incide" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "impide" or "incide"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "impide" and "incide" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "impide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impide" and "incide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incide vs inciden". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #208,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.