incitavsintimaConfusable pair

Which to use

“incita” and “intima” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,901
“incita” frequency rank
#49,738
“intima” frequency rank
74639
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incita intima
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incitar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de intimar.

Where the eye mixes incita and intima

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. incita and intima follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
incita
6 ch
intima

Look-alike desk: incita vs intima

A purely visual mix-up. incita ([ĩnˈsit̪a]) and intima ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ima]) 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 74639, 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]. intima is at rank #49,738, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ima].

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 74639, this pair ranks #20,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of incita vs intima

Shared letters: aint. Private to "incita": c. Private to "intima": m.

"incita" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "intima" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incita ← icnita · inccita · inciat · incitta · inctia · inicta · inncita · insita
  • intima ← initma · inntima · intiam · intimma · intmia · inttima · itnima · nitima

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "incita" and "intima" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩnˈsit̪a] versus [ĩn̪ˈt̪ima]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "incita" or "intima"?
"incita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,901 in our Spanish list, against #49,738 for "intima". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "incita" and "intima" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "incita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "intima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incita" and "intima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Indira 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 #20,964 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list