encallar
[ẽŋkaˈʝaɾ]
The verdict
“encallar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chocar una embarcación en la arena o piedra de tal forma que esta no puede moverse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-encallar · encallar · Spanish
encallar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encallar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋkaˈʝaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “encallar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
encallar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋkaˈʝaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for encallar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is encallar, spelled E-N-C-A-L-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Chocar una embarcación en la arena o piedra de tal forma que esta no puede moverse.
- 2Estar un negocio o proyecto detenido sin avance o progreso.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how encallar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El barco había encallado en las arenas de una playa interminable.
Aunque el viento disminuyese un poco, el barco había encallado de tal modo en la arena que no había manera de desembarrancarlo.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.