encarrete

[ẽŋkaˈret̪e]

/[ẽŋkaˈret̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“encarrete” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Actividad o situación que se encuentran agradables y cautivan la atención o tiempo de uno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encarrete · encarrete · Spanish

encarrete · 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.

Key facts for encarrete
PropertyValue
Headwordencarrete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽŋkaˈret̪e]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encarrete” en español

encarreteno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encarrete is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽŋkaˈret̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for encarrete in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is encarrete, spelled E-N-C-A-R-R-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Actividad o situación que se encuentran agradables y cautivan la atención o tiempo de uno.
  2. 2
    Amistad reciente con alguien en que hay atracción y entusiasmo mutuos, con posibilidades de una relación romántica.
  3. 3
    Encuentro pasajero de enamoramiento o atracción sexual, sin intención de una relación de pareja duradera.
  4. 4
    Persona con la que se tiene un encarrete_(2,3) (amistad en vías de una relación sentimental, o amorío pasajero).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how encarrete appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jugar X—Box es un encarrete
  2. Cuando llegué del exilio en Suiza, después de cinco meses, Marcela había pintado el apartamento, lo había decorado, y empezamos un encarrete

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encarrete"?
"encarrete" is spelled E-N-C-A-R-R-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋkaˈret̪e].
What does "encarrete" mean?
As a noun, "encarrete" means: Actividad o situación que se encuentran agradables y cautivan la atención o tiempo de uno.
How do you pronounce "encarrete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encarrete" is [ẽŋkaˈret̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encarrete" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list