incumbir
[ĩŋkũmˈbiɾ]
The verdict
“incumbir” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Corresponder a alguien, estar a cargo de una responsabilidad u obligación
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incumbir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ĩŋkũmˈbiɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incumbir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for incumbir is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩŋkũmˈbiɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Corresponder a alguien, estar a cargo de una responsabilidad u obligación".
No generated misspelling entries exist for incumbir in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is incumbir, spelled I-N-C-U-M-B-I-R.
Definition
- 1Corresponder a alguien, estar a cargo de una responsabilidad u obligación
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “incumbir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-C-U-M-B-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩŋkũmˈbiɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.