enchilada
/ˌɛn.t͡ʃɪˈlɑ.də/noun
enchilada is spelled E-N-C-H-I-L-A-D-A: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enchilada means “A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enchilada is enchiladas.
How many letters and syllables are in enchilada?
| Letters | 9: E-N-C-H-I-L-A-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is enchilada?
Enchilada appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce enchilada?
- US /ˌɛn.t͡ʃɪˈlɑ.də/
Enchilada has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-enchilada.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with enchilada?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as enchilada from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of enchilada
- enchiladas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enchilada mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Mexican dish made by wrapping a filling in a tortilla, then baking in a sauce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enchilada in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Mexican dish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Enchilada |
| Spanish | enchiladas |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does enchilada come from?
From Spanish enchilada, past participle of enchilar (“to add chili pepper to”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).