encierro

/[ẽnˈsjero]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,682

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

encierro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción o efecto de encerrar o encerrarse. Pronounced [ẽnˈsjero]. Often confused with enterró and entierro.

Key facts for encierro
PropertyValue
Headwordencierro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽnˈsjero]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,682
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for encierro is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽnˈsjero]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,682 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 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 encierro, with forms such as "ecnierro", "enccierro", and "enceirro". 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, "enterró", "entierro", "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 encierro, spelled E-N-C-I-E-R-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de encerrar o encerrarse.
  2. 2
    Medida de protesta consistente en encerrarse en un lugar, negándose a salir fuera de él.
  3. 3
    Lugar en el que alguien se encierra.
  4. 4
    Fiesta popular en el que los toros son llevados en persecución de corredores por un recorrido fijado hasta la plaza donde serán lidiados.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecnierro,enccierro,enceirro,enciero,encieror,encirero,enicerro,enncierro,ensierro,necierro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for encierro

Misspelling Variants of "encierro"

ecnierro8enccierro9enceirro8enciero7encieror8encirero8enicerro8enncierro9
Misspelling Variants of "encierro"

Frequency rank: #17,682 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encierro"?
"encierro" is spelled E-N-C-I-E-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnˈsjero].
What does "encierro" mean?
As a noun, "encierro" means: Acción o efecto de encerrar o encerrarse.
What words are commonly confused with "encierro"?
"encierro" is commonly confused with "enterró", "entierro", "entierra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encierro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encierro" is [ẽnˈsjero]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encierro" come from?
"encierro" 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.