Which to use
“incita” and “incitan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,901
- “incita” frequency rank
- #38,756
- “incitan” frequency rank
- 63657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incita | incitan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incitar. |
Where the eye mixes incita and incitan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. incita runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against incitan's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: incita vs incitan
A purely visual mix-up. incita ([ĩnˈsit̪a]) and incitan ([ĩnˈsit̪ãn]) 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) - “incita” sits inside “incitan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incita is recorded at frequency rank #24,901, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsit̪a]. incitan is at rank #38,756, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsit̪ãn].
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 63657, this pair ranks #48,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incita vs incitan
Shared letters: acint. Private to "incita": -. Private to "incitan": -.
"incita" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "incitan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incita" and "incitan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "incita" or "incitan"?
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 "incita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incita" and "incitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incitan vs incitando". 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 #48,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.