Which to use
“incide” and “inciden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,095
- “incide” frequency rank
- #35,083
- “inciden” frequency rank
- 61178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incide | inciden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incidir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incidir. |
Where the eye mixes incide and inciden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. incide runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against inciden's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: incide vs inciden
A purely visual mix-up. incide ([ĩnˈsið̞e]) and inciden ([ĩnˈsið̞ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “incide” sits inside “inciden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incide is recorded at frequency rank #26,095, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsið̞e]. inciden is at rank #35,083, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsið̞ẽn].
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 61178, this pair ranks #56,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incide vs inciden
Shared letters: cdein. Private to "incide": -. Private to "inciden": -.
"incide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "inciden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incide" for "inciden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "incide" or "inciden"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "incide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inciden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incide" and "inciden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inciden vs incitan". 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 #56,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.