encara

[ẽŋˈkaɾa]

/[ẽŋˈkaɾa]/ verb

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The verdict

“encara” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,573
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encarar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encara · encara · Spanish

encara · rank #33,573 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,573
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH empoderar

Nearest frequency peer: empoderar (-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 “encara”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “encara” 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).

encara vs entra
67% similar
encara vs encima
67% similar
encara vs estará
50% similar

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

Key facts for encara
PropertyValue
Headwordencara
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋˈkaɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,573
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “encara”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.encaracae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “empoderar” (#33,572), “encubiertos” (#33,574), “embalses” (#33,571). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encara” va en #33,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around encara (IPA [ẽŋˈkaɾa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,573 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for encara, with forms such as "ecnara", "enacra", and "encaar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "entra", "encima", "estará", 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. The correct Spanish form is encara, spelled E-N-C-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encarar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de encarar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnara
  • enacra
  • encaar
  • enccara
  • encraa
  • enncara
  • necara

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encara - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecnara2enacra2encaar2enccara1encraa2enncara1necara2
Edit distance from "encara"

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 "encara"?
"encara" is spelled E-N-C-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋˈkaɾa].
What does "encara" mean?
As a verb, "encara" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encarar.
What words are commonly confused with "encara"?
"encara" is commonly confused with "entra", "encima", "estará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encara" is [ẽŋˈkaɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encara" come from?
"encara" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Enrico#33,577echada#33,562donoso#33,555fueses#33,618

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

filma7 variantscutre7 variantscrime7 variantshazel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list