encía

[ẽnˈsia]

/[ẽnˈsia]/ noun

The verdict

“encía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,592 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,592
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte carnosa de la boca sobre los maxilares superior e inferior, que recubre los alveolos y raíces dentales.

Key facts for encía
PropertyValue
Headwordencía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽnˈsia]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,592
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “encía” 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). encía 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.

Rare enough to double-check

encía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,592 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽnˈsia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parte carnosa de la boca sobre los maxilares superior e inferior, que recubre los alveolos y raíces dentales.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for encía, 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is encía, spelled E-N-C-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte carnosa de la boca sobre los maxilares superior e inferior, que recubre los alveolos y raíces dentales.

This word in other languages

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 "encía"?
"encía" is spelled E-N-C-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnˈsia].
What does "encía" mean?
As a noun, "encía" means: Parte carnosa de la boca sobre los maxilares superior e inferior, que recubre los alveolos y raíces dentales.
How do you pronounce "encía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encía" is [ẽnˈsia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encía" come from?
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Using “encía”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽnˈsia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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