encimar
[ẽnsiˈmaɾ]
The verdict
“encimar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poner una cosa encima de otra.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encimar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽnsiˈmaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encimar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for encimar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽnsiˈmaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for encimar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is encimar, spelled E-N-C-I-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1Poner una cosa encima de otra.
- 2Arrimar, acercar.
- 3En el juego del tresillo, añadir una puesta á la que ya había en el plato.
- 4Erguir.
- 5Dar encima de lo estipulado, añadir.
- 6Acabar, finalizar.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “encimar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-I-M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽnsiˈmaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.