enclaves

[ẽŋˈklaβ̞es]

/[ẽŋˈklaβ̞es]/ verb

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The verdict

“enclaves” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,887. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,887
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de enclavar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enclaves · enclaves · Spanish

enclaves · rank #30,887 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,887
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH embarcarse

Nearest frequency peer: embarcarse (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “enclaves”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enclaves vs enlaces
75% similar
enclaves vs esclavos
75% similar
enclaves vs esclavas
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for enclaves
PropertyValue
Headwordenclaves
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋˈklaβ̞es]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,887
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “enclaves”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.enclavescae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “embarcarse” (#30,886), “encontrarían” (#30,888), “embarcado” (#30,885). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enclaves” va en #30,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around enclaves (IPA [ẽŋˈklaβ̞es]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,887 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de enclavar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for enclaves, with forms such as "ecnlaves", "encalves", and "encclaves". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "enlaces", "esclavos", "esclavas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is enclaves, spelled E-N-C-L-A-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de enclavar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnlaves
  • encalves
  • encclaves
  • enclabes
  • enclaevs
  • enclavess
  • enclavse
  • enclavves
  • encllaves
  • enclvaes
  • enlcaves
  • ennclaves
  • neclaves

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enclaves - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ecnlaves2encalves2encclaves1enclabes1enclaevs2enclavess1enclavse2enclavves1
Edit distance from "enclaves"

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 "enclaves"?
"enclaves" is spelled E-N-C-L-A-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋˈklaβ̞es].
What does "enclaves" mean?
As a verb, "enclaves" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de enclavar.
What words are commonly confused with "enclaves"?
"enclaves" is commonly confused with "enlaces", "esclavos", "esclavas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enclaves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enclaves" is [ẽŋˈklaβ̞es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enclaves" come from?
"enclaves" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

eliminen#30,883especula#30,894dilatada#30,876diferido#30,873

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

espejismo13 variantsesperanto13 variantsdisminuya13 variantsestampado13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list