encendían

[ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]

/[ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]/ verb

The verdict

“encendían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,950 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,950
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encender o de encenderse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encendian · encendían · Spanish

encendían · rank #81,950 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,950
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH encallado

Nearest frequency peer: encallado (-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 “encendían”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encendían
PropertyValue
Headwordencendían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,950
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encendían” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.encendíancae 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: “encallado” (#81,949), “encogerse” (#81,951), “empujes” (#81,948). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encendían” va en #81,950. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encendían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,950 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encender o de encenderse.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for encendían, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is encendían, spelled E-N-C-E-N-D-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto 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 "encendían"?
"encendían" is spelled E-N-C-E-N-D-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪iãn].
What does "encendían" mean?
As a verb, "encendían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encender o de encenderse.
How do you pronounce "encendían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encendían" is [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪iãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encendían" come from?
"encendían" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list