Which to use
“incide” and “inhibe” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,095
- “incide” frequency rank
- #34,628
- “inhibe” frequency rank
- 60723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incide | inhibe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incidir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de inhibir o de inhibirse. |
Where the eye mixes incide and inhibe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. incide and inhibe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses incide with inhibe
A purely visual mix-up. incide ([ĩnˈsið̞e]) and inhibe ([ĩnˈiβ̞e]) 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 60723, 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]. inhibe is at rank #34,628, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈiβ̞e].
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 60723, this pair ranks #57,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incide vs inhibe
Shared letters: ein. Private to "incide": cd. Private to "inhibe": bh.
"incide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "inhibe" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incide" and "inhibe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "incide" vs "inhibe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "incide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inhibe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incide" and "inhibe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inhibe 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 #57,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.