encadena
[ẽŋkaˈð̞ena]
The verdict
“encadena” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,588 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,588
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encadenar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-encadena · encadena · Spanish
encadena · rank #64,588 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,588
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH embuste
Nearest frequency peer: embuste (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “encadena”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- embarques
embarques
35,417 corpus weight
- emboscado
emboscado
35,415 corpus weight
- embuste
embuste
35,414 corpus weight
- encadena
encadena
35,413 corpus weight
- encadenadas
encadenadas
35,412 corpus weight
- enciendan
enciendan
35,411 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “encadena” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encadena |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋkaˈð̞ena] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,588 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “encadena” en español
Rare enough to double-check
encadena is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,588 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋkaˈð̞ena]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for encadena, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is encadena, spelled E-N-C-A-D-E-N-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encadenar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de encadenar.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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