lancinante
[lãnsiˈnãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“lancinante” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho del dolor o una emoción o sensación similar, de muy grande intensidad
Corpus desk
Index ES-lancinante · lancinante · Spanish
lancinante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | lancinante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [lãnsiˈnãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “lancinante” en español
Rare enough to double-check
lancinante is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [lãnsiˈnãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho del dolor o una emoción o sensación similar, de muy grande intensidad".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lancinante, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is lancinante, spelled L-A-N-C-I-N-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Dicho del dolor o una emoción o sensación similar, de muy grande intensidad
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lancinante appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mi dolor de estos últimos días, ese dolor lancinante como una quemadura,
Synonyms
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.