incensar
[ĩnsẽnˈsaɾ]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incensar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ĩnsẽnˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “incensar” en español
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
- 1Echar humo hacia una dirección con el incensario.
- 2Alabar a un individuo con el propósito de obtener algo de él.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how incensar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.