encima
[ẽnˈsima]
The verdict
“encima” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #684 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #684
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arriba de.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encima |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ẽnˈsima] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #684 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encima” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for encima is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽnˈsima]. Corpus data places it at rank #684 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Arriba de.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for encima, with forms such as "ecnima", "enccima", and "enciam". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "envía", "estima", "enigma", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is encima, spelled E-N-C-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1Arriba de.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecnima,enccima,enciam,encimma,encmia,enicma,enncima,ensima,necima
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encima - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “encima”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽnˈsima] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “envía” - see the side-by-side comparison. encima vs envía
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.