incumbencia

See also: incumbência

Spanish

Etymology

From incumbir +‎ -encia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inkumˈbenθja/ [ĩŋ.kũmˈbẽn̟.θja] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /inkumˈbensja/ [ĩŋ.kũmˈbẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -enθja (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: in‧cum‧ben‧cia

Noun

incumbencia f (plural incumbencias)

1. incumbency
2. duty

   Synonym: tarea

3. responsibility

   Synonym: responsabilidad

Further reading

• “incumbencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025