encadenar
[ẽŋkað̞eˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“encadenar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #62,282 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #62,282
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Colocar una cadena para cerrar, unir o limitar el movimiento.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encadenar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋkað̞eˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,282 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encadenar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for encadenar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋkað̞eˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,282 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
encadenar has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is encadenar, spelled E-N-C-A-D-E-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Colocar una cadena para cerrar, unir o limitar el movimiento.
- 2Unir una cosa con otra.
- 3Trabar y unir unas cosas con otras, como las palabras.
- 4Formar una cadena con los tomadores de las velas, después de desforradas para que no cuelguen demasiado.
- 5Antiguamente y refiriéndose a un puerto, encadenar era cerrar la boca del mismo con cadenas.
- 6Enlazar las paredes de un edificio entre sí mediante vigas o tirantes encadenados.
This word in other languages
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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Using “encadenar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-A-D-E-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽŋkað̞eˈnaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.