encomio

[ẽŋˈkomjo]

/[ẽŋˈkomjo]/ noun

The verdict

“encomio” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alabanza encarecida.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encomio · encomio · Spanish

encomio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for encomio
PropertyValue
Headwordencomio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽŋˈkomjo]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encomio” en español

encomiono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

encomio is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽŋˈkomjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alabanza encarecida.".

No misspelling variants are generated for encomio in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is encomio, spelled E-N-C-O-M-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alabanza encarecida.

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 "encomio"?
"encomio" is spelled E-N-C-O-M-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋˈkomjo].
What does "encomio" mean?
As a noun, "encomio" means: Alabanza encarecida.
How do you pronounce "encomio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encomio" is [ẽŋˈkomjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encomio" come from?
"encomio" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list