hincar

[ĩŋˈkaɾ]

/[ĩŋˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“hincar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,118 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,118
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clavar o introducir algo con punta ejerciendo presión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hincar · hincar · Spanish

hincar · rank #93,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,118
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hiperbólico

Nearest frequency peer: hiperbólico (+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 “hincar”

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 “hincar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hincar
PropertyValue
Headwordhincar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩŋˈkaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,118
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “hincar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).hincarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hiperbólico” (#93,119), “hiyab” (#93,121), “heterodoxos” (#93,114). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “hincar” va en #93,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hincar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,118 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩŋˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

hincar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 hincar, spelled H-I-N-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Clavar o introducir algo con punta ejerciendo presión.
  2. 2
    Apoyar con firmeza una cosa en otra.
  3. 3
    Plantar, colocar una planta en tierra.

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 "hincar"?
"hincar" is spelled H-I-N-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩŋˈkaɾ].
What does "hincar" mean?
As a verb, "hincar" means: Clavar o introducir algo con punta ejerciendo presión.
How do you pronounce "hincar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hincar" is [ĩŋˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hincar" come from?
"hincar" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list