encabezamiento

[ẽŋkaβ̞esaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]

/[ẽŋkaβ̞esaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“encabezamiento” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #60,765 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,765
frequency rank, Spanish
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción de encabezar o empadronar.

Key facts for encabezamiento
PropertyValue
Headwordencabezamiento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽŋkaβ̞esaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
Letters14
Frequency rank#60,765
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “encabezamiento” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). encabezamiento lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for encabezamiento is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋkaβ̞esaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,765 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for encabezamiento, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is encabezamiento, spelled E-N-C-A-B-E-Z-A-M-I-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de encabezar o empadronar.
  2. 2
    Registro, matrícula o padrón que se hace de las personas o vecinos para la imposición de los tributos.
  3. 3
    Ajuste de la suma o cuota que deben pagar los vecinos por toda la contribución, ya sea en diferentes ramos o ya en uno solo.
  4. 4
    Conjunto de las palabras con que, según fórmula, se empieza un testamento, un memorial, una ejecutoria, etcétera, y también lo que, como advertencia o en otro concepto, se dice al principio de un libro o escrito de cualquier clase.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encabezamiento"?
"encabezamiento" is spelled E-N-C-A-B-E-Z-A-M-I-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋkaβ̞esaˈmjẽn̪t̪o].
What does "encabezamiento" mean?
As a noun, "encabezamiento" means: Acción de encabezar o empadronar.
How do you pronounce "encabezamiento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encabezamiento" is [ẽŋkaβ̞esaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encabezamiento" come from?
"encabezamiento" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “encabezamiento”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-A-B-E-Z-A-M-I-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽŋkaβ̞esaˈmjẽn̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list