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

#13,067
“incrementa” frequency rank
#6,914
“incrementar” frequency rank
19981
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incrementa incrementar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incrementar. Hacer que algo crezca en valor, tamaño, número, importancia, etc.

Where the eye mixes incrementa and incrementar

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

10 ch
incrementa
11 ch
incrementar

Visual trap between incrementa and incrementar

A purely visual mix-up. incrementa ([ĩŋkɾeˈmẽn̪t̪a]) and incrementar ([ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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) - “incrementa” sits inside “incrementar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incrementa is recorded at frequency rank #13,067, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkɾeˈmẽn̪t̪a]. incrementar is at rank #6,914, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].

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 19981, this pair ranks #261,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of incrementa vs incrementar

Shared letters: aceimnrt. Private to "incrementa": -. Private to "incrementar": -.

"incrementa" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCV  ·  "incrementar" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incrementaicnrementa · inccrementa · incermenta · increemnta · incremenat · incremennta · incrementta · incremetna
  • incrementaricnrementar · inccrementar · incermentar · increemntar · incremenatr · incremenntar · incrementarr · incrementra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "incrementa" for "incrementar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkɾeˈmẽn̪t̪a] versus [ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "incrementa" or "incrementar" show up more?
"incrementar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,914 in our Spanish list, against #13,067 for "incrementa". 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 "incrementa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incrementar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #261,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incrementa" and "incrementar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incrementa vs incrementada". 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 #261,311 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