incursiónvsincursionesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,621
“incursión” frequency rank
#18,570
“incursiones” frequency rank
33191
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incursión incursiones
Definition Ataque en territorio enemigo Forma del plural de incursión.

Where the eye mixes incursión and incursiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
incursión
11 ch
incursiones

Why the eye confuses incursión with incursiones

A purely visual mix-up. incursión ([ĩŋkuɾˈsjõn]) and incursiones ([ĩŋkuɾˈsjones]) 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 33191, 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]. incursiones is at rank #18,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩŋkuɾˈsjones].

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 33191, this pair ranks #198,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of incursión vs incursiones

Shared letters: cinrsu. Private to "incursión": ó. Private to "incursiones": eo.

"incursión" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "incursiones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incursionesicnursiones · inccursiones · incrusiones · incurciones · incurisones · incurrsiones · incursinoes · incursioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "incursión" for "incursiones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkuɾˈsjõn] versus [ĩŋkuɾˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "incursión" or "incursiones"?
"incursión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,621 in our Spanish list, against #18,570 for "incursiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "incursión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incursiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incursión" and "incursiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incursiones vs infusiones". 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 #198,124 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