incursionarvsincursionesTell them apart

Quick tell: incursionar is a verb, incursiones is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

11 ch
incursionar
11 ch
incursiones

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

  • incursionaricnursionar · inccursionar · incrusionar · incurcionar · incurisonar · incurrsionar · incursinoar · incursioanr
  • incursionesicnursiones · inccursiones · incrusiones · incurciones · incurisones · incurrsiones · incursinoes · incursioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "incursionar" and "incursiones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "incursionar" is a verb and "incursiones" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "incursionar" or "incursiones" show up more?
"incursiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,570 in our Spanish list, against #38,759 for "incursionar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list