encariñado
[ẽŋkaɾiˈɲað̞o]
The verdict
“encariñado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,994 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,994
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de encariñar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encariñado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋkaɾiˈɲað̞o] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #92,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encariñado” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
encariñado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,994 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋkaɾiˈɲað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de encariñar.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for encariñado, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 encariñado, spelled E-N-C-A-R-I-Ñ-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Participio de encariñar.
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.
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Using “encariñado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-A-R-I-Ñ-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.