Which to use
“incisión” is a noun and “incisivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,515
- “incisión” frequency rank
- #47,201
- “incisivo” frequency rank
- 77716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incisión | incisivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Corte usualmente profundo que se realiza en algo. | Que sirve para abrir y cortar. |
Where the eye mixes incisión and incisivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. incisión (VCCVCVVC) and incisivo (VCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses incisión with incisivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incisión is [ĩnsiˈsjõn] while incisivo is [ĩnsiˈsiβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incisión is recorded at frequency rank #30,515, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩnsiˈsjõn]. incisivo is at rank #47,201, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩnsiˈsiβ̞o].
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 77716, this pair ranks #15,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incisión vs incisivo
Shared letters: cins. Private to "incisión": ó. Private to "incisivo": ov.
"incisión" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "incisivo" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- incisivo ← icnisivo · inccisivo · incicivo · inciisvo · incisibo · incisiov · incisivvo · incissivo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incisión" for "incisivo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "incisión" vs "incisivo" - which ranks higher?
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 "incisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incisivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incisión" and "incisivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incisivo vs incisivos". 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 #15,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.