incursiónvsinmersiónWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,621
“incursión” frequency rank
#19,146
“inmersión” frequency rank
33767
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incursión inmersión
Definition Ataque en territorio enemigo Acción o efecto de sumergir.

Where the eye mixes incursión and inmersión

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
incursión
9 ch
inmersión

Visual trap between incursión and inmersión

A purely visual mix-up. incursión ([ĩŋkuɾˈsjõn]) and inmersión ([ĩmmeɾˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33767, 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]. inmersión is at rank #19,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmmeɾˈsjõn].

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 33767, this pair ranks #194,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of incursión vs inmersión

Shared letters: inrsó. Private to "incursión": cu. Private to "inmersión": em.

"incursión" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "inmersión" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "incursión" and "inmersión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkuɾˈsjõn] versus [ĩmmeɾˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "incursión" or "inmersión"?
"incursión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,621 in our Spanish list, against #19,146 for "inmersión". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "inmersión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #194,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incursión" and "inmersión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incursión vs incursionar". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #194,983 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