encanecer
[ẽŋkaneˈseɾ]
The verdict
“encanecer” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ponerse cano.
Corpus desk
Index ES-encanecer · encanecer · Spanish
encanecer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | encanecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋkaneˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “encanecer” en español
Rare enough to double-check
encanecer is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋkaneˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for encanecer, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is encanecer, spelled E-N-C-A-N-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Ponerse cano.
- 2Ponerse mohoso.
- 3Envejecer una persona.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how encanecer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«El poeta está solo y se rasca la cabeza con maniática frecuencia; se le han caído ya algunos cabellos y empieza a encanecer».
Synonyms
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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.