enchufe

Name: enchufe, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ẽnʲˈt͡ʃufe]

/[ẽnʲˈt͡ʃufe]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“enchufe” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,318
frequency rank, Spanish: 5,243
“E” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositivo formado por una pieza macho y una hembra que al conectarlo cierra un circuito eléctrico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enchufe · enchufe · Spanish

enchufe · rank #21,318 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #21,318
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,243
PHOTO-FINISH enana

Nearest frequency peer: enana (-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.

empeorando

78,686
emprende

78,685
enana

78,684
enchufe

78,683
enlaza

78,682
Ernest

78,680

What this shows “enchufe” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Key facts for enchufe
Property	Value
Headword	enchufe
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ẽnʲˈt͡ʃufe]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#21,318
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “enchufe”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).enchufecae aquí:

#21,318

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “enana” (#21,317), “enlaza” (#21,319), “emprende” (#21,316). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enchufe” va en #21,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around enchufe (IPA [ẽnʲˈt͡ʃufe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,318 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for enchufe, with forms such as "ecnhufe", "encchufe", and "enchfue". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is enchufe, spelled E-N-C-H-U-F-E.

Definition

1
Dispositivo formado por una pieza macho y una hembra que al conectarlo cierra un circuito eléctrico.
2
Trabajo que se obtiene por influencia o recomendación, especialmente si requiere poco esfuerzo o reporta mucho beneficio.
3
Influencia que le permite a uno lograr una determinada cosa, especialmente si es teniendo una ventaja injusta sobre otros.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how enchufe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Escuchen bien, no pienso repetirlo. Por favor, chicos, no manoseen los enchufes; puede ser muy peligroso.

This word in other languages

plug(English)prise de courant(Français)Steckdose(Deutsch)tomada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ecnhufe
encchufe
enchfue
enchhufe
enchuef
enchuffe
encuhfe
enhcufe
ennchufe
nechufe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enchufe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "enchufe"

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 "enchufe"?

"enchufe" is spelled E-N-C-H-U-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnʲˈt͡ʃufe].

What does "enchufe" mean?

As a noun, "enchufe" means: Dispositivo formado por una pieza macho y una hembra que al conectarlo cierra un circuito eléctrico.

What are common misspellings of "enchufe"?

Common misspellings include "ecnhufe", "encchufe", "enchfue", "enchhufe", "enchuef". The correct spelling is "enchufe".

How do you pronounce "enchufe"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enchufe" is [ẽnʲˈt͡ʃufe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "enchufe" come from?

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

Same letter count

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