incrementarvsincrementaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,914
“incrementar” frequency rank
#30,518
“incrementaron” frequency rank
37432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incrementar incrementaron
Definition Hacer que algo crezca en valor, tamaño, número, importancia, etc. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de incrementar.

Where the eye mixes incrementar and incrementaron

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

11 ch
incrementar
13 ch
incrementaron

Visual trap between incrementar and incrementaron

A purely visual mix-up. incrementar ([ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “incrementar” sits inside “incrementaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incrementar is recorded at frequency rank #6,914, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 37432, this pair ranks #175,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of incrementar vs incrementaron

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incrementaricnrementar · inccrementar · incermentar · increemntar · incremenatr · incremenntar · incrementarr · incrementra
  • incrementaronicnrementaron · inccrementaron · incermentaron · increemntaron · incremenatron · incremenntaron · incrementaorn · incrementarno

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "incrementar" and "incrementaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] versus [ĩŋkɾemẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "incrementar" vs "incrementaron" - which ranks higher?
"incrementar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,914 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "incrementar" 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 #175,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incrementar" and "incrementaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incrementaron vs incrementarse". 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 #175,322 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