incorrectavsincorrectasConfusable pair

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

#13,718
“incorrecta” frequency rank
#30,517
“incorrectas” frequency rank
44235
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incorrecta incorrectas
Definition Forma del femenino de incorrecto. Forma del femenino plural de incorrecto.

Where the eye mixes incorrecta and incorrectas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
incorrecta
11 ch
incorrectas

Why the eye confuses incorrecta with incorrectas

A purely visual mix-up. incorrecta ([ĩŋkoˈrekt̪a]) and incorrectas ([ĩŋkoˈrekt̪as]) 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) - “incorrecta” sits inside “incorrectas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incorrecta is recorded at frequency rank #13,718, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkoˈrekt̪a]. incorrectas is at rank #30,517, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkoˈrekt̪as].

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 44235, this pair ranks #138,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of incorrecta vs incorrectas

Shared letters: aceinort. Private to "incorrecta": -. Private to "incorrectas": s.

"incorrecta" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV  ·  "incorrectas" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incorrectaicnorrecta · inccorrecta · incorecta · incorercta · incorrceta · incorrecat · incorreccta · incorrectta
  • incorrectasicnorrectas · inccorrectas · incorectas · incorerctas · incorrcetas · incorrecats · incorrecctas · incorrectass

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "incorrecta" and "incorrectas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkoˈrekt̪a] versus [ĩŋkoˈrekt̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "incorrecta" vs "incorrectas" - which ranks higher?
"incorrecta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,718 in our Spanish list, against #30,517 for "incorrectas". 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 "incorrecta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incorrectas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incorrecta" and "incorrectas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incorrectas vs incorrectos". 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 #138,187 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