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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "incide" and "invade" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "incide" vs "invade" - which ranks higher?
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.