inclinadavsinclinadasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,669
“inclinada” frequency rank
#47,874
“inclinadas” frequency rank
73543
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inclinada inclinadas
Definition Forma del femenino de inclinado, participio de inclinar o de inclinarse. Forma del femenino plural de inclinado, participio de inclinar o de inclinarse.

Where the eye mixes inclinada and inclinadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. inclinada runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against inclinadas's 10 (VCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
inclinada
10 ch
inclinadas

Why the eye confuses inclinada with inclinadas

A purely visual mix-up. inclinada ([ĩŋkliˈnað̞a]) and inclinadas ([ĩŋkliˈnað̞as]) 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) - “inclinada” sits inside “inclinadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inclinada is recorded at frequency rank #25,669, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩŋkliˈnað̞a]. inclinadas is at rank #47,874, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩŋkliˈnað̞as].

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 73543, this pair ranks #23,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inclinada vs inclinadas

Shared letters: acdiln. Private to "inclinada": -. Private to "inclinadas": s.

"inclinada" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "inclinadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inclinada ← icnlinada · incclinada · incilnada · inclianda · inclinaad · inclinadda · inclindaa · inclinnada
  • inclinadas ← icnlinadas · incclinadas · incilnadas · incliandas · inclinaads · inclinadass · inclinaddas · inclinadsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "inclinada" for "inclinadas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkliˈnað̞a] versus [ĩŋkliˈnað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "inclinada" vs "inclinadas" - which ranks higher?
"inclinada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,669 in our Spanish list, against #47,874 for "inclinadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "inclinada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inclinadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inclinada" and "inclinadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inclinadas vs inclinados". 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 #23,081 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