Which to use
“incrementan” and “incrementar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,645
- “incrementan” frequency rank
- #6,914
- “incrementar” frequency rank
- 34559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incrementan | incrementar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incrementar. | Hacer que algo crezca en valor, tamaño, número, importancia, etc. |
Where the eye mixes incrementan and incrementar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: incrementan vs incrementar
A purely visual mix-up. incrementan ([ĩŋkɾeˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “incrementan” becomes r in “incrementar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incrementan is recorded at frequency rank #27,645, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkɾeˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]. 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 34559, this pair ranks #190,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incrementan vs incrementar
Shared letters: aceimnrt. Private to "incrementan": -. Private to "incrementar": -.
"incrementan" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC · "incrementar" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incrementan ← icnrementan · inccrementan · incermentan · increemntan · incremenatn · incremenntan · incrementann · incrementna
- incrementar ← icnrementar · inccrementar · incermentar · increemntar · incremenatr · incremenntar · incrementarr · incrementra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "incrementan" for "incrementar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "incrementan" or "incrementar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "incrementan" 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 #190,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incrementan" and "incrementar" 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 #190,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.