Which to use
“incursionar” is a verb and “incursiones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,759
- “incursionar” frequency rank
- #18,570
- “incursiones” frequency rank
- 57329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incursionar | incursiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Llevar a cabo (realizar, ejecutar) una penetración breve en territorio enemigo (incursión de guerra). | Forma del plural de incursión. |
Where the eye mixes incursionar and incursiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between incursionar and incursiones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: incursionar is [ĩŋkuɾsjoˈnaɾ] while incursiones is [ĩŋkuɾˈsjones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incursionar is recorded at frequency rank #38,759, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩŋkuɾsjoˈnaɾ]. 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 57329, this pair ranks #70,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incursionar vs incursiones
Shared letters: cinorsu. Private to "incursionar": a. Private to "incursiones": e.
"incursionar" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC · "incursiones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incursionar ← icnursionar · inccursionar · incrusionar · incurcionar · incurisonar · incurrsionar · incursinoar · incursioanr
- incursiones ← icnursiones · inccursiones · incrusiones · incurciones · incurisones · incurrsiones · incursinoes · incursioens
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "incursionar" 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 #70,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "incursionar" 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 #70,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.