incumplidasvsincumplidoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: incumplidas is a participle, incumplido is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“incumplidas” is a participle and “incumplido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,378
“incumplidas” frequency rank
#40,882
“incumplido” frequency rank
86260
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incumplidas incumplido
Definition Forma del femenino plural de incumplido, participio de incumplir. Participio de incumplir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set incumplidas and incumplido apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
incumplidas
10 ch
incumplido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incumplidas is [ĩŋkũmˈplið̞as] while incumplido is [ĩŋkũmˈplið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incumplidas is recorded at frequency rank #45,378, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩŋkũmˈplið̞as]. incumplido is at rank #40,882, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkũmˈplið̞o].

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 86260, this pair ranks #5,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of incumplidas vs incumplido

Shared letters: cdilmnpu. Private to "incumplidas": as. Private to "incumplido": o.

"incumplidas" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC  ·  "incumplido" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incumplidasicnumplidas · inccumplidas · incmuplidas · incumlpidas · incummplidas · incumpildas · incumpldias · incumpliads
  • incumplidoicnumplido · inccumplido · incmuplido · incumlpido · incummplido · incumpildo · incumpldio · incumpliddo

Frequency comparison

incumplidas#45,378
incumplido#40,882

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "incumplidas" and "incumplido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "incumplidas" is a participle and "incumplido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "incumplidas" or "incumplido"?
"incumplido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,882 in our Spanish list, against #45,378 for "incumplidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering incumplidas vs incumplido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “incumplidas”; for a verb, it's “incumplido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “incumplidas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list