incluyóvsintuyoWhich spelling fits?

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

#8,272
“incluyó” frequency rank
#49,083
“intuyo” frequency rank
57355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incluyó intuyo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de incluir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de intuir.

Where the eye mixes incluyó and intuyo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. incluyó runs 7 letters (VCCCVVV) against intuyo's 6 (VCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
incluyó
6 ch
intuyo

Why the eye confuses incluyó with intuyo

A purely visual mix-up. incluyó ([ĩŋkluˈʝo]) and intuyo ([ĩn̪ˈt̪uʝo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incluyó is recorded at frequency rank #8,272, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkluˈʝo]. intuyo is at rank #49,083, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪uʝo].

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 57355, this pair ranks #70,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of incluyó vs intuyo

Shared letters: inuy. Private to "incluyó": cló. Private to "intuyo": ot.

"incluyó" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVV  ·  "intuyo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • intuyo ← inntuyo · inttuyo · intuoy · intuyyo · intyuo · inutyo · itnuyo · nituyo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "incluyó" for "intuyo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkluˈʝo] versus [ĩn̪ˈt̪uʝo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "incluyó" or "intuyo"?
"incluyó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,272 in our Spanish list, against #49,083 for "intuyo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "incluyó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "intuyo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incluyó" and "intuyo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intuir vs intuyo". 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 #70,819 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