incautosvsinfartosConfusable pair

Which to use

“incautos” and “infartos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,370
“incautos” frequency rank
#44,792
“infartos” frequency rank
90162
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incautos infartos
Definition Forma del plural de incauto. Forma del plural de infarto.

Where the eye mixes incautos and infartos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. incautos (VCCVVCVC) and infartos (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
incautos
8 ch
infartos

Look-alike desk: incautos vs infartos

A purely visual mix-up. incautos ([ĩŋˈkawt̪os]) and infartos ([ĩɱˈfaɾt̪os]) 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 90162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incautos is recorded at frequency rank #45,370, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩŋˈkawt̪os]. infartos is at rank #44,792, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱˈfaɾt̪os].

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 90162, this pair ranks #2,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of incautos vs infartos

Shared letters: ainost. Private to "incautos": cu. Private to "infartos": fr.

"incautos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC  ·  "infartos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incautos ← icnautos · inacutos · incatuos · incauots · incautoss · incautso · incauttos · inccautos
  • infartos ← ifnartos · inafrtos · infarots · infarrtos · infartoss · infartso · infarttos · infatros

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "incautos" for "infartos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋˈkawt̪os] versus [ĩɱˈfaɾt̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "incautos" or "infartos"?
"infartos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,792 in our Spanish list, against #45,370 for "incautos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "incautos" and "infartos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "incautos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "infartos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incautos" and "infartos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infartos vs injertos". 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 #2,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list