encajar

[ẽŋkaˈxaɾ]

/[ẽŋkaˈxaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“encajar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,603. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,603
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meter una cosa dentro de otra ajustadamente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encajar · encajar · Spanish

encajar · rank #15,603 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,603
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH empeorar

Nearest frequency peer: empeorar (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “encajar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “encajar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

encajar vs enojar
71% similar
encajar vs encaje
71% similar
encajar vs encara
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “encajar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).encajarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “empeorar” (#15,602), “encantaba” (#15,604), “embarcación” (#15,601). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encajar” va en #15,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around encajar (IPA [ẽŋkaˈxaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,603 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for encajar, with forms such as "ecnajar", "enacjar", and "encaajr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "enojar", "encaje", "encara", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is encajar, spelled E-N-C-A-J-A-R.

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

calzarcalzarbocetarbosquejarcolarendilgarendosarasestarendilgarespetar

This word in other languages

enchase(English)enchâsser(Français)einsetzen(Deutsch)encaixar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnajar
  • enacjar
  • encaajr
  • encajarr
  • encajjar
  • encajra
  • enccajar
  • encjaar
  • enncajar
  • necajar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encajar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ecnajar2enacjar2encaajr2encajarr1encajjar1encajra2enccajar1encjaar2
Edit distance from "encajar"

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.

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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "encajar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

doblaje#15,597explora#15,614difiere#15,591detenga#15,589

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

derrocar10 variantscorridas10 variantsconvoy10 variantsinaugura10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list