Which to use
“incorrecto” and “incorrectos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,429
- “incorrecto” frequency rank
- #37,150
- “incorrectos” frequency rank
- 48579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incorrecto | incorrectos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no es correcto. | Forma del plural de incorrecto. |
Where the eye mixes incorrecto and incorrectos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between incorrecto and incorrectos
A purely visual mix-up. incorrecto ([ĩŋkoˈrekt̪o]) and incorrectos ([ĩŋkoˈrekt̪os]) 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) - “incorrecto” sits inside “incorrectos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incorrecto is recorded at frequency rank #11,429, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkoˈrekt̪o]. incorrectos is at rank #37,150, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkoˈrekt̪os].
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 48579, this pair ranks #113,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incorrecto vs incorrectos
Shared letters: ceinort. Private to "incorrecto": -. Private to "incorrectos": s.
"incorrecto" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "incorrectos" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incorrecto ← icnorrecto · inccorrecto · incorecto · incorercto · incorrceto · incorreccto · incorrecot · incorrectto
- incorrectos ← icnorrectos · inccorrectos · incorectos · incorerctos · incorrcetos · incorrecctos · incorrecots · incorrectoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incorrecto" and "incorrectos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "incorrecto" or "incorrectos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "incorrecto" and "incorrectos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "incorrecto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incorrectos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incorrecto" and "incorrectos" 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 #113,696 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.