Which to use
“incursión” is a noun and “incursionar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,621
- “incursión” frequency rank
- #38,759
- “incursionar” frequency rank
- 53380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incursión | incursionar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ataque en territorio enemigo | Llevar a cabo (realizar, ejecutar) una penetración breve en territorio enemigo (incursión de guerra). |
Where the eye mixes incursión and incursionar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between incursión and incursionar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incursión is [ĩŋkuɾˈsjõn] while incursionar is [ĩŋkuɾsjoˈnaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incursión is recorded at frequency rank #14,621, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩŋkuɾˈsjõn]. incursionar is at rank #38,759, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkuɾsjoˈnaɾ].
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 53380, this pair ranks #88,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of incursión vs incursionar
Shared letters: cinrsu. Private to "incursión": ó. Private to "incursionar": ao.
"incursión" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "incursionar" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incursionar ← icnursionar · inccursionar · incrusionar · incurcionar · incurisonar · incurrsionar · incursinoar · incursioanr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "incursión" and "incursionar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "incursión" vs "incursionar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "incursión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "incursionar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incursión" and "incursionar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incursionar vs incursiones". 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 #88,155 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.