encajar
Spanish, verb/enkaˈxaɾ/
encajar is spelled E-N-C-A-J-A-R (7 letters) and appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 15,558th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encajar is a Spanish verb meaning “to insert, put into” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Meter una cosa dentro de otra ajustadamente”.
What does encajar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to insert, put into
- 2
to fit, to dovetail
- 3
to push in
- 4
to make sense, add up, be reasonable
- 5
to give; to deliver (a hit, punch, kick etc.)
- 6
to fit in
- 7
to fit; squeeze (into)
- 8
to pull on; slip on (clothes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Meter una cosa dentro de otra ajustadamente. 2. En especial, encajar una cosa de tal manera que no pueda salirse o caerse. 3. Unir ajustadamente una cosa con otra. 4. Dibujar las líneas generales de una ilustración.
verb: 1. Poder (algo) ser encajado. 2. Por extensión, ser algo adecuado u oportuno para los fines presentes 3. Por extensión, convenir adecuadamente una parte con el todo que conforma 4. Sincronizar una imagen con una banda sonora
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of encajar
- encajo first-person present singular
- encajé first-person preterite singular
- encajado participle past
- encajando gerund
- encajada feminine participle past
- encajados masculine participle past
- encajadas feminine participle past
- encajas indicative informal present
- encajás indicative informal present
- encaja indicative present singular
- encajamos first-person indicative plural
- encajáis indicative plural present
- encajan indicative plural present
- encajaba first-person imperfect indicative
- encajabas imperfect indicative second-person
- encajábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- encajabais imperfect indicative plural
- encajaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encajar?
- /enkaˈxaɾ/
- [ẽŋ.kaˈxaɾ]
- [ẽŋkaˈxaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to encajar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encajar in Spanish?
encajar appears 3.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).