encima
Spanish, preposition
encima is spelled E-N-C-I-M-A (6 letters) and appears 126 times per million words in written Spanish, the 683rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encima is a Spanish preposition meaning “on top of, (more loosely) above” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of encimar. With an accent, encimá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of encimar”.
What does encima mean in English?
adverb
- 1
on top of something
- 2
above something
- 3
on oneself
No tengo dinero encima.
- 4
additionally
- 5
nevertheless, still
- 6
to top it off, on top of that
preposition
- 1
on top of, (more loosely) above
encima mío/mía
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of encimar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Arriba de.
adverb: 1. Para colmo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
English words that translate to encima
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encima in Spanish?
encima appears 126 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).