encefálico

[ẽnseˈfaliko]

/[ẽnseˈfaliko]/ adj

The verdict

“encefálico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,266 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,266
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relacionado con el encéfalo o propio de él.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encefalico · encefálico · Spanish

encefálico · rank #96,266 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,266
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enardecido

Nearest frequency peer: enardecido (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “encefálico”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “encefálico” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encefálico
PropertyValue
Headwordencefálico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ẽnseˈfaliko]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,266
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encefálico” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.encefálicocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “enardecido” (#96,265), “emérita” (#96,264), “encorvada” (#96,268). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encefálico” va en #96,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encefálico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,266 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ẽnseˈfaliko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Relacionado con el encéfalo o propio de él.".

encefálico has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 encefálico, spelled E-N-C-E-F-Á-L-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relacionado con el encéfalo o propio de él.

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 "encefálico"?
"encefálico" is spelled E-N-C-E-F-Á-L-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnseˈfaliko].
What does "encefálico" mean?
As an adjective, "encefálico" means: Relacionado con el encéfalo o propio de él.
How do you pronounce "encefálico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encefálico" is [ẽnseˈfaliko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encefálico" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list