encerraba
[ẽnseˈraβ̞a]
The verdict
“encerraba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,284 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,284
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encerrar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encerraba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽnseˈraβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,284 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encerraba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
encerraba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,284 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽnseˈraβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for encerraba in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is encerraba, spelled E-N-C-E-R-R-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encerrar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de encerrar.
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 “encerraba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-E-R-R-A-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽnseˈraβ̞a] (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.