Which to use
“incita” and “incitar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,901
- “incita” frequency rank
- #26,484
- “incitar” frequency rank
- 51385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incita | incitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incitar. | Animar o estimular a alguien para que haga alguna cosa. |
Where the eye mixes incita and incitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: incita vs incitar
A purely visual mix-up. incita ([ĩnˈsit̪a]) and incitar ([ĩnsiˈt̪aɾ]) 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 “incitar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51385, 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]. incitar is at rank #26,484, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnsiˈt̪aɾ].
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 51385, this pair ranks #98,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incita vs incitar
Shared letters: acint. Private to "incita": -. Private to "incitar": r.
"incita" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "incitar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incita" and "incitar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "incita" vs "incitar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "incita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incita" and "incitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incita vs intima". 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 #98,141 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.