Which to use
“incide” and “incidir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,095
- “incide” frequency rank
- #26,096
- “incidir” frequency rank
- 52191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incide | incidir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incidir. | Caer o incurrir en una falta, error, extremo, etc. |
Where the eye mixes incide and incidir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. incide runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against incidir's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between incide and incidir
A purely visual mix-up. incide ([ĩnˈsið̞e]) and incidir ([ĩnsiˈð̞iɾ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52191, 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]. incidir is at rank #26,096, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnsiˈð̞iɾ].
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 52191, this pair ranks #93,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incide vs incidir
Shared letters: cdin. Private to "incide": e. Private to "incidir": r.
"incide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "incidir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incide" and "incidir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "incide" or "incidir" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incidir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incide" and "incidir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incidir vs inhibir". 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 #93,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.