incidevsinvadeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,095
“incide” frequency rank
#18,878
“invade” frequency rank
44973
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incide invade
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 invadir.

Where the eye mixes incide and invade

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
incide
6 ch
invade

Look-alike desk: incide vs invade

A purely visual mix-up. incide ([ĩnˈsið̞e]) and invade ([ĩmˈbað̞e]) 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 44973, 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]. invade is at rank #18,878, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbað̞e].

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 44973, this pair ranks #134,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of incide vs invade

Shared letters: dein. Private to "incide": c. Private to "invade": av.

"incide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "invade" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incideicnide · inccide · incdie · incidde · incied · inicde · inncide · nicide
  • invadeinavde · inbade · innvade · invadde · invaed · invdae · invvade · ivnade

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "incide" and "invade" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩnˈsið̞e] versus [ĩmˈbað̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "incide" vs "invade" - which ranks higher?
"invade" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,878 in our Spanish list, against #26,095 for "incide". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "incide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "invade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #134,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incide" and "invade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invada vs invade". 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 #134,035 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