enchilada
[ẽnʲt͡ʃiˈlað̞a]
The verdict
“enchilada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,515 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,515
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Platillo de México, presente también en otros países de América como Guatemala y Estados Unidos (Tex-Mex), elaborado a base de tortillas de maíz, algún relleno (generalmente aves como el pollo o el...
Corpus desk
Index ES-enchilada · enchilada · Spanish
enchilada · rank #99,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,515
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH encarnizado
Nearest frequency peer: encarnizado (-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 “enchilada”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- empleas
empleas
490 corpus weight
- enardecidos
enardecidos
488 corpus weight
- encarnizado
encarnizado
487 corpus weight
- enchilada
enchilada
486 corpus weight
- encofrado
encofrado
485 corpus weight
- encolerizado
encolerizado
484 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “enchilada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enchilada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ẽnʲt͡ʃiˈlað̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #99,515 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “enchilada” en español
Rare enough to double-check
enchilada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,515 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽnʲt͡ʃiˈlað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Platillo de México, presente también en otros países de América como Guatemala y Estados Unidos (Tex-Mex), elaborado a base de tortillas de maíz, algún relleno (generalmente aves como el pollo o el...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for enchilada, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 enchilada, spelled E-N-C-H-I-L-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Platillo de México, presente también en otros países de América como Guatemala y Estados Unidos (Tex-Mex), elaborado a base de tortillas de maíz, algún relleno (generalmente aves como el pollo o el pavo) o queso, alguna de las muchas salsas de chile (salsas picantes), e ingredientes varios que dependen de la variedad particular de enchilada.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how enchilada appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Y sonreía el sol de la mañana Y se paró en un puesto para comer Se aventó una tremenda enchilada Se calentó los sesos y empezó a correr
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).