encino
[ẽnˈsino]
The verdict
“encino” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #57,730 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #57,730
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Árbol de la familia de las cupulíferas, de diez a doce metros de altura, con tronco grueso, ramificado en varios brazos, de donde parten las ramas, formando una copa grande y redonda; su madera es ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encino |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ẽnˈsino] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #57,730 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encino” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for encino is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽnˈsino]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,730 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Árbol de la familia de las cupulíferas, de diez a doce metros de altura, con tronco grueso, ramificado en varios brazos, de donde parten las ramas, formando una copa grande y redonda; su madera es ...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for encino, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 encino, spelled E-N-C-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1Árbol de la familia de las cupulíferas, de diez a doce metros de altura, con tronco grueso, ramificado en varios brazos, de donde parten las ramas, formando una copa grande y redonda; su madera es muy dura y compacta. Posee hojas elípticas, algo apuntadas, a veces espinosas, duras, correosas, persistentes, verdinegras por la haz y más o menos blanquecinas por el envés. Produce florecillas de color verde amarillento y bellotas, dulces o amargas, según las variedades.
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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Using “encino”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽnˈsino] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.