encefálica
[ẽnseˈfalika]
The verdict
“encefálica” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,108 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,108
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de encefálico.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encefálica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ẽnseˈfalika] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #79,108 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encefálica” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
encefálica is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,108 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ẽnseˈfalika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de encefálico.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for encefálica, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 encefálica, spelled E-N-C-E-F-Á-L-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino de encefálico.
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 “encefálica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-E-F-Á-L-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽnseˈfalika] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.