encierre

[ẽnˈsjere]

/[ẽnˈsjere]/ verb

The verdict

“encierre” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,030 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,030
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de encerrar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encierre · encierre · Spanish

encierre · rank #63,030 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,030
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH encajen

Nearest frequency peer: encajen (-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 “encierre”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encierre
PropertyValue
Headwordencierre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽnˈsjere]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,030
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encierre” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.encierrecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “encajen” (#63,029), “encajas” (#63,028), “enfatizado” (#63,032). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encierre” va en #63,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encierre is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,030 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽnˈsjere]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for encierre, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is encierre, spelled E-N-C-I-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de encerrar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de encerrar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encierre"?
"encierre" is spelled E-N-C-I-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnˈsjere].
What does "encierre" mean?
As a verb, "encierre" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de encerrar.
How do you pronounce "encierre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encierre" is [ẽnˈsjere]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encierre" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list