incrementanvsincrementaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,645
“incrementan” frequency rank
#30,518
“incrementaron” frequency rank
58163
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incrementan incrementaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de incrementar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de incrementar.

Where the eye mixes incrementan and incrementaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
incrementan
13 ch
incrementaron

Look-alike desk: incrementan vs incrementaron

A purely visual mix-up. incrementan ([ĩŋkɾeˈmẽn̪t̪ãn]) and incrementaron ([ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58163, 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]. incrementaron is at rank #30,518, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].

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 58163, this pair ranks #67,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of incrementan vs incrementaron

Shared letters: aceimnrt. Private to "incrementan": -. Private to "incrementaron": o.

"incrementan" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC  ·  "incrementaron" · 13 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incrementanicnrementan · inccrementan · incermentan · increemntan · incremenatn · incremenntan · incrementann · incrementna
  • incrementaronicnrementaron · inccrementaron · incermentaron · increemntaron · incremenatron · incremenntaron · incrementaorn · incrementarno

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "incrementan" for "incrementaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkɾeˈmẽn̪t̪ãn] versus [ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "incrementan" or "incrementaron"?
"incrementan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,645 in our Spanish list, against #30,518 for "incrementaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "incrementan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incrementaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incrementan" and "incrementaron" 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 #67,521 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