incienso

[ĩnˈsjẽnso]

/[ĩnˈsjẽnso]/ noun

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The verdict

“incienso” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,529. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,529
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Preparación de resinas aromáticas vegetales, a las que a menudo se añaden aceites esenciales de origen animal o vegetal, de forma que al arder desprenda un humo fragante con fines religiosos, terap...

Corpus desk

Index ES-incienso · incienso · Spanish

incienso · rank #24,529 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,529
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH importas

Nearest frequency peer: importas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “incienso”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “incienso” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

incienso vs inciso
75% similar
incienso vs intenso
75% similar
incienso vs inmenso
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for incienso
PropertyValue
Headwordincienso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩnˈsjẽnso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,529
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “incienso”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).inciensocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “importas” (#24,528), “incluyan” (#24,530), “Ildefonso” (#24,527). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “incienso” va en #24,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around incienso (IPA [ĩnˈsjẽnso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,529 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for incienso, with forms such as "icnienso", "inccienso", and "inceinso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "inciso", "intenso", "inmenso", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is incienso, spelled I-N-C-I-E-N-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Preparación de resinas aromáticas vegetales, a las que a menudo se añaden aceites esenciales de origen animal o vegetal, de forma que al arder desprenda un humo fragante con fines religiosos, terapéuticos o estéticos.
  2. 2
    Tipo de gomorresina de color amarillo blancuzco o rojizo, proveniente de árboles asiáticos y africanos, que despide buen olor al arder y se empleó tradicionalmente en ceremonias religiosas.
  3. 3
    Dicho para adular, alabar, halagar, lisonjear o congraciarse, que se considera poco sincero.

Synonyms

lisonja

This word in other languages

incense(English)encens(Français)Räucherwerk(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnienso
  • inccienso
  • inceinso
  • inciennso
  • incienos
  • inciensso
  • inciesno
  • incineso
  • inicenso
  • inncienso
  • insienso
  • nicienso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incienso - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

icnienso2inccienso1inceinso2inciennso1incienos2inciensso1inciesno2incineso2
Edit distance from "incienso"

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 "incienso"?
"incienso" is spelled I-N-C-I-E-N-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnˈsjẽnso].
What does "incienso" mean?
As a noun, "incienso" means: Preparación de resinas aromáticas vegetales, a las que a menudo se añaden aceites esenciales de origen animal o vegetal, de forma que al arder desprenda un humo fragante con fines religiosos, terap...
What words are commonly confused with "incienso"?
"incienso" is commonly confused with "inciso", "intenso", "inmenso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incienso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incienso" is [ĩnˈsjẽnso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incienso" come from?
"incienso" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

importas#24,528incluyan#24,530indebido#24,531ignorada#24,526

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

glándula12 variantsestantes12 variantsmontados12 variantsdeberse12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list