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

#9,136
“incorpora” frequency rank
#8,668
“incorporar” frequency rank
17804
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incorpora incorporar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incorporar. Sumar, agregar o unir una parte a un conjunto de elementos integrándolos en un todo

Where the eye mixes incorpora and incorporar

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

9 ch
incorpora
10 ch
incorporar

Visual trap between incorpora and incorporar

A purely visual mix-up. incorpora ([ĩŋkoɾˈpoɾa]) and incorporar ([ĩŋkoɾpoˈɾaɾ]) 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) - “incorpora” sits inside “incorporar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incorpora is recorded at frequency rank #9,136, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkoɾˈpoɾa]. incorporar is at rank #8,668, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkoɾpoˈɾaɾ].

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 17804, this pair ranks #270,626 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of incorpora vs incorporar

Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "incorpora": -. Private to "incorporar": -.

"incorpora" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "incorporar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incorpora ← icnorpora · inccorpora · incoprora · incoropra · incorpoar · incorppora · incorproa · incorrpora
  • incorporar ← icnorporar · inccorporar · incoprorar · incoroprar · incorpoarr · incorporarr · incorporra · incorporrar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "incorpora" and "incorporar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkoɾˈpoɾa] versus [ĩŋkoɾpoˈɾaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "incorpora" or "incorporar"?
"incorporar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,668 in our Spanish list, against #9,136 for "incorpora". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "incorpora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incorporar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #270,626 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incorpora" and "incorporar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incorpora vs incorporen". 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 #270,626 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