incorporaronvsincorporarseConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,834
“incorporaron” frequency rank
#16,879
“incorporarse” frequency rank
48713
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incorporaron incorporarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de incorporar. Incorporar (uso pronominal de ...)

Where the eye mixes incorporaron and incorporarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. incorporaron (VCCVCCVCVCVC) and incorporarse (VCCVCCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

12 ch
incorporaron
12 ch
incorporarse

Visual trap between incorporaron and incorporarse

A purely visual mix-up. incorporaron ([ĩŋkoɾpoˈɾaɾõn]) and incorporarse ([ĩŋkoɾpoˈɾaɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incorporaron is recorded at frequency rank #31,834, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkoɾpoˈɾaɾõn]. incorporarse is at rank #16,879, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkoɾpoˈɾaɾse].

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 48713, this pair ranks #112,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of incorporaron vs incorporarse

Shared letters: acinopr. Private to "incorporaron": -. Private to "incorporarse": es.

"incorporaron" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "incorporarse" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incorporaron ← icnorporaron · inccorporaron · incoproraron · incoropraron · incorpoarron · incorporaorn · incorporarno · incorporaronn
  • incorporarse ← icnorporarse · inccorporarse · incoprorarse · incoroprarse · incorpoarrse · incorporarce · incorporares · incorporarrse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "incorporaron" for "incorporarse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkoɾpoˈɾaɾõn] versus [ĩŋkoɾpoˈɾaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "incorporaron" or "incorporarse" show up more?
"incorporarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,879 in our Spanish list, against #31,834 for "incorporaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "incorporaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incorporarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,940 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incorporaron" and "incorporarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incorporados vs incorporaron". 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 #112,940 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