incorrectasvsincorrectoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#30,517
“incorrectas” frequency rank
#11,429
“incorrecto” frequency rank
41946
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incorrectas incorrecto
Definition Forma del femenino plural de incorrecto. Que no es correcto.

Where the eye mixes incorrectas and incorrecto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
incorrectas
10 ch
incorrecto

Visual trap between incorrectas and incorrecto

A purely visual mix-up. incorrectas ([ĩŋkoˈrekt̪as]) and incorrecto ([ĩŋkoˈrekt̪o]) 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 41946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incorrectas is recorded at frequency rank #30,517, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkoˈrekt̪as]. incorrecto is at rank #11,429, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkoˈrekt̪o].

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 41946, this pair ranks #150,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of incorrectas vs incorrecto

Shared letters: ceinort. Private to "incorrectas": as. Private to "incorrecto": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incorrectasicnorrectas · inccorrectas · incorectas · incorerctas · incorrcetas · incorrecats · incorrecctas · incorrectass
  • incorrectoicnorrecto · inccorrecto · incorecto · incorercto · incorrceto · incorreccto · incorrecot · incorrectto

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "incorrectas" and "incorrecto" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkoˈrekt̪as] versus [ĩŋkoˈrekt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "incorrectas" vs "incorrecto" - which ranks higher?
"incorrecto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,429 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "incorrectas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incorrecto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #150,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incorrectas" and "incorrecto" 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 #150,906 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