Which to use
“inclina” and “inclinado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,394
- “inclina” frequency rank
- #19,766
- “inclinado” frequency rank
- 42160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | inclina | inclinado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de inclinar o de inclinarse. | Participio de inclinar. |
Where the eye mixes inclina and inclinado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inclina runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against inclinado's 9 (VCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses inclina with inclinado
A purely visual mix-up. inclina ([ĩŋˈklina]) and inclinado ([ĩŋkliˈnað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “inclina” sits inside “inclinado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
inclina is recorded at frequency rank #22,394, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋˈklina]. inclinado is at rank #19,766, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkliˈnað̞o].
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 42160, this pair ranks #149,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of inclina vs inclinado
Shared letters: aciln. Private to "inclina": -. Private to "inclinado": do.
"inclina" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "inclinado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inclina" and "inclinado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "inclina" vs "inclinado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "inclina" and "inclinado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "inclina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inclinado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "inclina" and "inclinado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inclinadas vs inclinado". 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 #149,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.