encumbrado

[ẽŋkũmˈbɾað̞o]

/[ẽŋkũmˈbɾað̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“encumbrado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,830 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,830
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-encumbrado · encumbrado · Spanish

encumbrado · rank #89,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,830
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH encerré

Nearest frequency peer: encerré (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “encumbrado”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “encumbrado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encumbrado
PropertyValue
Headwordencumbrado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ẽŋkũmˈbɾað̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,830
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encumbrado” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).encumbradocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “encerré” (#89,828), “enfatizaba” (#89,832), “encajada” (#89,827). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encumbrado” va en #89,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encumbrado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,830 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ẽŋkũmˈbɾað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

encumbrado doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is encumbrado, spelled E-N-C-U-M-B-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elevado, alto.
  2. 2
    Dicho de una persona: destacada, eminente, prominente.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encumbrado"?
"encumbrado" is spelled E-N-C-U-M-B-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋkũmˈbɾað̞o].
What does "encumbrado" mean?
As an adjective, "encumbrado" means: Elevado, alto.
How do you pronounce "encumbrado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encumbrado" is [ẽŋkũmˈbɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encumbrado" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "encumbrado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list