incensar

[ĩnsẽnˈsaɾ]

/[ĩnsẽnˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Echar humo hacia una dirección con el incensario.

Corpus desk

Index ES-incensar · incensar · Spanish

incensar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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 incensar
PropertyValue
Headwordincensar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnsẽnˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “incensar” en español

incensarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

incensar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩnsẽnˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for incensar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is incensar, spelled I-N-C-E-N-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Echar humo hacia una dirección con el incensario.
  2. 2
    Alabar a un individuo con el propósito de obtener algo de él.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how incensar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He aquí su modo de ayunar. Nueve hombres ayunaban; otros nueve sacrificaban, incensaban; trece hombres más ayunaban, y trece sacrificaban, incensaban, ante 'Pluvioso', ante su dios

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 "incensar"?
"incensar" is spelled I-N-C-E-N-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsẽnˈsaɾ].
What does "incensar" mean?
As a verb, "incensar" means: Echar humo hacia una dirección con el incensario.
How do you pronounce "incensar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incensar" is [ĩnsẽnˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incensar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list