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

#19,766
“inclinado” frequency rank
#30,112
“inclinó” frequency rank
49878
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inclinado inclinó
Definition Participio de inclinar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de inclinar o de inclinarse.

Where the eye mixes inclinado and inclinó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inclinado runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against inclinó's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
inclinado
7 ch
inclinó

Why the eye confuses inclinado with inclinó

A purely visual mix-up. inclinado ([ĩŋkliˈnað̞o]) and inclinó ([ĩŋkliˈno]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inclinado is recorded at frequency rank #19,766, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkliˈnað̞o]. inclinó is at rank #30,112, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkliˈno].

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 49878, this pair ranks #106,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of inclinado vs inclinó

Shared letters: ciln. Private to "inclinado": ado. Private to "inclinó": ó.

"inclinado" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "inclinó" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inclinado ← icnlinado · incclinado · incilnado · incliando · inclinaddo · inclinaod · inclindao · inclinnado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "inclinado" and "inclinó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkliˈnað̞o] versus [ĩŋkliˈno]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inclinado" or "inclinó" show up more?
"inclinado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,766 in our Spanish list, against #30,112 for "inclinó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inclinado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inclinó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #106,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inclinado" and "inclinó" 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 #106,340 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