encendí

[ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪i]

/[ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪i]/ verb

The verdict

“encendí” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,994 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,994
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encender o de encenderse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encendi · encendí · Spanish

encendí · rank #59,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,994
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH encarnizada

Nearest frequency peer: encarnizada (-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 “encendí”

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 “encendí” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encendí
PropertyValue
Headwordencendí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪i]
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encendí” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).encendícae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “encarnizada” (#59,993), “encendía” (#59,995), “encantamientos” (#59,992). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encendí” va en #59,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encendí is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,994 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encender o de encenderse.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for encendí in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 encendí, spelled E-N-C-E-N-D-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encender o de encenderse.

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 "encendí"?
"encendí" is spelled E-N-C-E-N-D-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪i].
What does "encendí" mean?
As a verb, "encendí" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encender o de encenderse.
How do you pronounce "encendí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encendí" is [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encendí" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list