en blanco

[ẽn ˈblãŋko]

/[ẽn ˈblãŋko]/ phrase

The verdict

“en blanco” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sin rellenar, vacío, hueco.

Corpus desk

Index ES-en-blanco · en blanco · Spanish

en blanco · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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.

Key facts for en blanco
PropertyValue
Headworden blanco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ẽn ˈblãŋko]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “en blanco” en español

en blancono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

en blanco is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ẽn ˈblãŋko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for en blanco in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is en blanco, spelled E-N- -B-L-A-N-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sin rellenar, vacío, hueco.
  2. 2
    Hoja de papel donde no tiene nada escrito ni impreso.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un proyecto o negocio, que no tiene ventas, clientes, números ni ingresos.
  4. 4
    Sin ningún logro o reconocimiento.
  5. 5
    Con la mente totalmente bloqueada y sin ideas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how en blanco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En mi trabajo me fui completamente en blanco

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "en blanco"?
"en blanco" is spelled E-N- -B-L-A-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn ˈblãŋko].
What does "en blanco" mean?
As a phrase, "en blanco" means: Sin rellenar, vacío, hueco.
How do you pronounce "en blanco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en blanco" is [ẽn ˈblãŋko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en blanco" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list