encajar

/[ẽŋkaˈxaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,603

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

encajar is aSpanishverb. It means: Meter una cosa dentro de otra ajustadamente. Pronounced [ẽŋkaˈxaɾ]. Often confused with enojar and encaje.

Key facts for encajar
PropertyValue
Headwordencajar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋkaˈxaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,603
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of encajar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for encajar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋkaˈxaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,603 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for encajar, with forms such as "ecnajar", "enacjar", and "encaajr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "enojar", "encaje", "encara", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is encajar, spelled E-N-C-A-J-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Meter una cosa dentro de otra ajustadamente.
  2. 2
    Meter una cosa dentro de otra ajustadamente.
  3. 3
    Meter una cosa dentro de otra ajustadamente.
  4. 4
    Meter una cosa dentro de otra ajustadamente.
  5. 5
    Unir ajustadamente una cosa con otra.
  6. 6
    Dibujar las líneas generales de una ilustración.
  7. 7
    Dar una cosa molesta o inapropiada, en particular:
  8. 8
    Dar una cosa molesta o inapropiada, en particular:
  9. 9
    Dar una cosa molesta o inapropiada, en particular:
  10. 10
    Dar una cosa molesta o inapropiada, en particular:
  11. 11
    Soportar bien un golpe
  12. 12
    Por extensión, soportar bien una causa cualquiera de desazón o decepción
  13. 13
    Por extensión, recuperarse de una desazón, decepción o golpe

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecnajar,enacjar,encaajr,encajarr,encajjar,encajra,enccajar,encjaar,enncajar,necajar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for encajar

Misspelling Variants of "encajar"

ecnajar7enacjar7encaajr7encajarr8encajjar8encajra7enccajar8encjaar7
Misspelling Variants of "encajar"

Frequency rank: #15,603 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encajar"?
"encajar" is spelled E-N-C-A-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋkaˈxaɾ].
What does "encajar" mean?
As a verb, "encajar" means: Meter una cosa dentro de otra ajustadamente.
What words are commonly confused with "encajar"?
"encajar" is commonly confused with "enojar", "encaje", "encara". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encajar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encajar" is [ẽŋkaˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encajar" come from?
"encajar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.