Which to use
“incendiar” is a verb and “incendios” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,641
- “incendiar” frequency rank
- #5,972
- “incendios” frequency rank
- 33613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incendiar | incendios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar fuego a una cosa para que se queme en especial si esta. | Forma del plural de incendio. |
Where the eye mixes incendiar and incendios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: incendiar vs incendios
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incendiar is [ĩnsẽn̪ˈd̪jaɾ] while incendios is [ĩnˈsẽn̪d̪jos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incendiar is recorded at frequency rank #27,641, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnsẽn̪ˈd̪jaɾ]. incendios is at rank #5,972, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩnˈsẽn̪d̪jos].
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 33613, this pair ranks #195,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incendiar vs incendios
Shared letters: cdein. Private to "incendiar": ar. Private to "incendios": os.
"incendiar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "incendios" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incendiar" and "incendios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "incendiar" or "incendios"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "incendiar" and "incendios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "incendiar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incendios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incendiar" and "incendios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incendiada vs incendiar". 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 #195,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.