inscribióvsinscriptoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#35,095
“inscribió” frequency rank
#46,610
“inscripto” frequency rank
81705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inscribió inscripto
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de inscribir o de inscribirse. Participio irregular de inscribir o de inscribirse.

Where the eye mixes inscribió and inscripto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

9 ch
inscribió
9 ch
inscripto

Look-alike desk: inscribió vs inscripto

A purely visual mix-up. inscribió ([ĩnskɾiˈβ̞jo]) and inscripto ([ĩnsˈkɾipt̪o]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inscribió is recorded at frequency rank #35,095, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnskɾiˈβ̞jo]. inscripto is at rank #46,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnsˈkɾipt̪o].

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 81705, this pair ranks #10,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inscribió vs inscripto

Shared letters: cinrs. Private to "inscribió": . Private to "inscripto": opt.

"inscribió" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCVV  ·  "inscripto" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inscriptoincsripto · innscripto · insccripto · inscirpto · inscripot · inscrippto · inscriptto · inscritpo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inscribió" and "inscripto" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩnskɾiˈβ̞jo] versus [ĩnsˈkɾipt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "inscribió" vs "inscripto" - which ranks higher?
"inscribió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,095 in our Spanish list, against #46,610 for "inscripto". 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 "inscribió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inscripto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inscribió" and "inscripto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inscripto vs inscriptos". 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 #10,092 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