encomiar

[ẽŋkoˈmjaɾ]

/[ẽŋkoˈmjaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“encomiar” 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
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alabar con empeño y aprobación a una persona o cosa.

Key facts for encomiar
PropertyValue
Headwordencomiar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋkoˈmjaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “encomiar” sits in Spanish frequency

encomiar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for encomiar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋkoˈmjaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alabar con empeño y aprobación a una persona o cosa.".

encomiar has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is encomiar, spelled E-N-C-O-M-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alabar con empeño y aprobación a una persona o cosa.

Antonyms

censurar

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encomiar"?
"encomiar" is spelled E-N-C-O-M-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋkoˈmjaɾ].
What does "encomiar" mean?
As a verb, "encomiar" means: Alabar con empeño y aprobación a una persona o cosa.
How do you pronounce "encomiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encomiar" is [ẽŋkoˈmjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encomiar" come from?
"encomiar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “encomiar”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-O-M-I-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽŋkoˈmjaɾ] (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
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