Which to use
“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.
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?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inclinado" or "inclinó" show up more?
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.