incrementadovsincrementanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,620
“incrementado” frequency rank
#27,645
“incrementan” frequency rank
42265
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incrementado incrementan
Definition Participio de incrementar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incrementar.

Where the eye mixes incrementado and incrementan

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

12 ch
incrementado
11 ch
incrementan

Visual trap between incrementado and incrementan

A purely visual mix-up. incrementado ([ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and incrementan ([ĩŋkɾeˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) 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 42265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incrementado is recorded at frequency rank #14,620, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]. incrementan is at rank #27,645, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkɾeˈmẽn̪t̪ãn].

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 42265, this pair ranks #149,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of incrementado vs incrementan

Shared letters: aceimnrt. Private to "incrementado": do. Private to "incrementan": -.

"incrementado" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVCV  ·  "incrementan" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incrementadoicnrementado · inccrementado · incermentado · increemntado · incremenatdo · incremenntado · incrementaddo · incrementaod
  • incrementanicnrementan · inccrementan · incermentan · increemntan · incremenatn · incremenntan · incrementann · incrementna

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "incrementado" for "incrementan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o] versus [ĩŋkɾeˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "incrementado" vs "incrementan" - which ranks higher?
"incrementado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,620 in our Spanish list, against #27,645 for "incrementan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "incrementado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incrementan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incrementado" and "incrementan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incrementada vs incrementan". 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 #149,191 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