encarnar

/[ẽŋkaɾˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,152

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

encarnar is aSpanishverb. It means: Dicho de una sustancia espiritual: adquirir una res corpórea. Se aplica principalmente a la acción de haberse hecho hombre el Verbo Divino. Pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈnaɾ]. Often confused with engañar and encerrar.

Key facts for encarnar
PropertyValue
Headwordencarnar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋkaɾˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,152
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of encarnar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for encarnar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋkaɾˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,152 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for encarnar, with forms such as "ecnarnar", "enacrnar", and "encanrar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "engañar", "encerrar", "enmarcar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is encarnar, spelled E-N-C-A-R-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una sustancia espiritual: adquirir una res corpórea. Se aplica principalmente a la acción de haberse hecho hombre el Verbo Divino.
  2. 2
    Dicho de la tinta: quedar estampada sobre el papel.
  3. 3
    Hacer fuerte impresión en el ánimo una noticia.
  4. 4
    Introducirse por la carne un objeto cortante.
  5. 5
    Dicho de una herida: criar carne cuando se va mejorando y sanando.
  6. 6
    Dicho del perro: cebarse en la caza objetivo, sin dejarla hasta matarla.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecnarnar,enacrnar,encanrar,encaranr,encarnarr,encarnnar,encarnra,encarrnar,enccarnar,encranar,enncarnar,necarnar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for encarnar

Misspelling Variants of "encarnar"

ecnarnar8enacrnar8encanrar8encaranr8encarnarr9encarnnar9encarnra8encarrnar9
Misspelling Variants of "encarnar"

Frequency rank: #44,152 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encarnar"?
"encarnar" is spelled E-N-C-A-R-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋkaɾˈnaɾ].
What does "encarnar" mean?
As a verb, "encarnar" means: Dicho de una sustancia espiritual: adquirir una res corpórea. Se aplica principalmente a la acción de haberse hecho hombre el Verbo Divino.
What words are commonly confused with "encarnar"?
"encarnar" is commonly confused with "engañar", "encerrar", "enmarcar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encarnar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encarnar" is [ẽŋkaɾˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encarnar" come from?
"encarnar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.