encierra

/[ẽnˈsjera]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,525

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

encierra is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encerrar. Pronounced [ẽnˈsjera]. Often confused with entierro and encierro.

Key facts for encierra
PropertyValue
Headwordencierra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽnˈsjera]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,525
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of encierra in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for encierra is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽnˈsjera]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,525 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for encierra, with forms such as "ecnierra", "enccierra", and "enceirra". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "entierro", "encierro", "entierra", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is encierra, spelled E-N-C-I-E-R-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encerrar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de encerrar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecnierra,enccierra,enceirra,enciera,encierar,encirera,enicerra,enncierra,ensierra,necierra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for encierra

Misspelling Variants of "encierra"

ecnierra8enccierra9enceirra8enciera7encierar8encirera8enicerra8enncierra9
Misspelling Variants of "encierra"

Frequency rank: #18,525 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encierra"?
"encierra" is spelled E-N-C-I-E-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnˈsjera].
What does "encierra" mean?
As a verb, "encierra" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encerrar.
What words are commonly confused with "encierra"?
"encierra" is commonly confused with "entierro", "encierro", "entierra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encierra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encierra" is [ẽnˈsjera]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encierra" come from?
"encierra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.