incrassate

/ɪnˈkɹæseɪt/

//ɪnˈkɹæseɪt// verb

"incrassate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“incrassate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To thicken, condense.

Corpus desk

Index EN-incrassate · incrassate · English

incrassate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for incrassate
PropertyValue
Headwordincrassate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈkɹæseɪt/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “incrassate” in English

incrassatefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incrassate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈkɹæseɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To thicken, condense.".

incrassate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the participle stem of Latin incrassare, from in- + crassare ‘make thick’, from crassus. The correct English form is incrassate, spelled I-N-C-R-A-S-S-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To thicken, condense.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how incrassate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Some finde sepulchrall Vessels containing liquors, which time hath incrassated into gellies.
  2. For since it is of the Nature of Acids to dissolve or attenuate, and of Alcalies to precipitate or incrassate[…]

Etymology

From the participle stem of Latin incrassare, from in- + crassare ‘make thick’, from crassus.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incrassate"?
"incrassate" is spelled I-N-C-R-A-S-S-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈkɹæseɪt/.
What does "incrassate" mean?
As a verb, "incrassate" means: To thicken, condense.
How do you pronounce "incrassate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incrassate" is /ɪnˈkɹæseɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "incrassate"?
From the participle stem of Latin incrassare, from in- + crassare ‘make thick’, from crassus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list