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

#18,570
“incursiones” frequency rank
#45,996
“infusiones” frequency rank
64566
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incursiones infusiones
Definition Forma del plural de incursión. Forma del plural de infusión.

Where the eye mixes incursiones and infusiones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
incursiones
10 ch
infusiones

Why the eye confuses incursiones with infusiones

A purely visual mix-up. incursiones ([ĩŋkuɾˈsjones]) and infusiones ([ĩɱfuˈsjones]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incursiones is recorded at frequency rank #18,570, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩŋkuɾˈsjones]. infusiones is at rank #45,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱfuˈsjones].

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 64566, this pair ranks #45,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of incursiones vs infusiones

Shared letters: einosu. Private to "incursiones": cr. Private to "infusiones": f.

"incursiones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC  ·  "infusiones" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incursionesicnursiones · inccursiones · incrusiones · incurciones · incurisones · incurrsiones · incursinoes · incursioens
  • infusionesifnusiones · inffusiones · infsuiones · infuciones · infuisones · infusinoes · infusioens · infusioness

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "incursiones" for "infusiones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkuɾˈsjones] versus [ĩɱfuˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "incursiones" vs "infusiones" - which ranks higher?
"incursiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,570 in our Spanish list, against #45,996 for "infusiones". 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 "incursiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "infusiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incursiones" and "infusiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infusión 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 #45,210 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