incinerar

[ĩnsineˈɾaɾ]

/[ĩnsineˈɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“incinerar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,318 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,318
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quemar algo hasta dejarlo convertido en ceniza

Corpus desk

Index ES-incinerar · incinerar · Spanish

incinerar · rank #78,318 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,318
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ince

Nearest frequency peer: Ince (-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 “incinerar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for incinerar
PropertyValue
Headwordincinerar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩnsineˈɾaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,318
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “incinerar” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Ince” (#78,317), “incluyentes” (#78,319), “imputaron” (#78,316). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “incinerar” va en #78,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

incinerar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,318 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩnsineˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for incinerar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is incinerar, spelled I-N-C-I-N-E-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quemar algo hasta dejarlo convertido en ceniza
  2. 2
    Quemar, dejar a alguien en evidencia.

This word in other languages

cremate(English)crématiser(Français)einäschern(Deutsch)

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 "incinerar"?
"incinerar" is spelled I-N-C-I-N-E-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩnsineˈɾaɾ].
What does "incinerar" mean?
As a verb, "incinerar" means: Quemar algo hasta dejarlo convertido en ceniza
How do you pronounce "incinerar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incinerar" is [ĩnsineˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incinerar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imputaron#78,316idolatrar#78,311instalaba#78,328humedecer#78,307

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list