encumbrar
[ẽŋkũmˈbɾaɾ]
The verdict
“encumbrar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llevar hacia lo alto.
Corpus desk
Index ES-encumbrar · encumbrar · Spanish
encumbrar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encumbrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋkũmˈbɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “encumbrar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
encumbrar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋkũmˈbɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
encumbrar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is encumbrar, spelled E-N-C-U-M-B-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Llevar hacia lo alto.
- 2Alabar la grandeza de alguien.
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.