encarecer
[ẽŋkaɾeˈseɾ]
The verdict
“encarecer” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,528 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,528
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Subir de precio, hacer caro.
Corpus desk
Index ES-encarecer · encarecer · Spanish
encarecer · rank #68,528 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,528
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH empujaban
Nearest frequency peer: empujaban (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “encarecer”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- empalagoso
empalagoso
31,476 corpus weight
- empezase
empezase
31,475 corpus weight
- empujaban
empujaban
31,474 corpus weight
- encarecer
encarecer
31,473 corpus weight
- encerado
encerado
31,471 corpus weight
- enciendes
enciendes
31,470 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “encarecer” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encarecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋkaɾeˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,528 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “encarecer” en español
Rare enough to double-check
encarecer is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,528 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋkaɾeˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
encarecer has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is encarecer, spelled E-N-C-A-R-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Subir de precio, hacer caro.
- 2Ponderar, exagerar, alabar mucho.
- 3Recomendar con eficacia.
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.
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