encarecimiento

[ẽŋkaɾesiˈmjẽn̪t̪o]

/[ẽŋkaɾesiˈmjẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“encarecimiento” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,564 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,564
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de encarecer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encarecimiento · encarecimiento · Spanish

encarecimiento · rank #55,564 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,564
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH encarcelan

Nearest frequency peer: encarcelan (-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 “encarecimiento”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “encarecimiento” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encarecimiento
PropertyValue
Headwordencarecimiento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽŋkaɾesiˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
Letters14
Frequency rank#55,564
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encarecimiento” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).encarecimientocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “encarcelan” (#55,563), “encantando” (#55,562), “encefalitis” (#55,566). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encarecimiento” va en #55,564. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encarecimiento is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,564 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽŋkaɾesiˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for encarecimiento in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is encarecimiento, spelled E-N-C-A-R-E-C-I-M-I-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de encarecer.
  2. 2
    Aumento de precio.
  3. 3
    Solicitud con que se pide una cosa.

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 "encarecimiento"?
"encarecimiento" is spelled E-N-C-A-R-E-C-I-M-I-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋkaɾesiˈmjẽn̪t̪o].
What does "encarecimiento" mean?
As a noun, "encarecimiento" means: Acción o efecto de encarecer.
How do you pronounce "encarecimiento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encarecimiento" is [ẽŋkaɾesiˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encarecimiento" come from?
"encarecimiento" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "encarecimiento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

confeccionados#55,480complementando#55,474intoxicaciones#55,678bibliográficos#55,409

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list