Which to use
“incidente” and “incidentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,254
- “incidente” frequency rank
- #7,732
- “incidentes” frequency rank
- 11986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incidente | incidentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que sobreviene en el discurso de un asunto o negocio y tiene con éste algún enlace. | Forma del plural de incidente. |
Where the eye mixes incidente and incidentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. incidente runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against incidentes's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: incidente vs incidentes
A purely visual mix-up. incidente ([ĩnsiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]) and incidentes ([ĩnsiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “incidente” sits inside “incidentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incidente is recorded at frequency rank #4,254, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩnsiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]. incidentes is at rank #7,732, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩnsiˈð̞ẽn̪t̪es].
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 11986, this pair ranks #293,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of incidente vs incidentes
Shared letters: cdeint. Private to "incidente": -. Private to "incidentes": s.
"incidente" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "incidentes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incidente ← icnidente · inccidente · incdiente · inciddente · incidenet · incidennte · incidentte · incidetne
- incidentes ← icnidentes · inccidentes · incdientes · inciddentes · incidenets · incidenntes · incidentess · incidentse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incidente" and "incidentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "incidente" or "incidentes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incidente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incidentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incidente" and "incidentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incidental vs incidentes". 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 #293,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.