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

#18,570
“incursiones” frequency rank
#2,990
“inversiones” frequency rank
21560
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incursiones inversiones
Definition Forma del plural de incursión. Forma del plural de inversión

Where the eye mixes incursiones and inversiones

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

11 ch
incursiones
11 ch
inversiones

Why the eye confuses incursiones with inversiones

A purely visual mix-up. incursiones ([ĩŋkuɾˈsjones]) and inversiones ([ĩmbeɾˈsjones]) 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 21560, 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]. inversiones is at rank #2,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmbeɾˈsjones].

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 21560, this pair ranks #254,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of incursiones vs inversiones

Shared letters: einors. Private to "incursiones": cu. Private to "inversiones": v.

"incursiones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC  ·  "inversiones" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incursionesicnursiones · inccursiones · incrusiones · incurciones · incurisones · incurrsiones · incursinoes · incursioens
  • inversionesinbersiones · inevrsiones · innversiones · inverciones · inverisones · inverrsiones · inversinoes · inversioens

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "incursiones" for "inversiones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkuɾˈsjones] versus [ĩmbeɾˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "incursiones" or "inversiones"?
"inversiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,990 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "incursiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inversiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #254,364 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incursiones" and "inversiones" 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 #254,364 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