ensalzar
[ẽnsalˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“ensalzar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,569 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,569
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engrandecer, exaltar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ensalzar · ensalzar · Spanish
ensalzar · rank #51,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,569
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH enmarcadas
Nearest frequency peer: enmarcadas (-1 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 “ensalzar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- enfatizan
enfatizan
48,435 corpus weight
- enlazada
enlazada
48,434 corpus weight
- enmarcadas
enmarcadas
48,433 corpus weight
- ensalzar
ensalzar
48,432 corpus weight
- ensordecedor
ensordecedor
48,431 corpus weight
- entrenamos
entrenamos
48,430 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ensalzar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ensalzar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽnsalˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #51,569 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ensalzar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ensalzar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,569 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽnsalˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ensalzar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 ensalzar, spelled E-N-S-A-L-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1Engrandecer, exaltar.
- 2Alabar, elogiar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ensalzar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Y aunque en mi boca aguileña, Y la nariz algo chata, Ser mis dientes de topacios Mi belleza al cielo ensalza."
-Con todo eso, te has de sentar; porque a quien se humilla, Dios le ensalza.
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.
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