enclenque

[ẽŋˈklẽŋke]

/[ẽŋˈklẽŋke]/ adj

The verdict

“enclenque” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,729 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,729
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Débil, enfermizo. De poco vigor. De poca fuerza o resistencia.Flojo, se indica que algo tambalea.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enclenque · enclenque · Spanish

enclenque · rank #85,729 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,729
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enchufada

Nearest frequency peer: enchufada (-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 “enclenque”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for enclenque
PropertyValue
Headwordenclenque
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ẽŋˈklẽŋke]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,729
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “enclenque” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).enclenquecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “enchufada” (#85,728), “encontréis” (#85,730), “encasillado” (#85,727). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enclenque” va en #85,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enclenque is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,729 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ẽŋˈklẽŋke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Débil, enfermizo. De poco vigor. De poca fuerza o resistencia.Flojo, se indica que algo tambalea.".

enclenque has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is enclenque, spelled E-N-C-L-E-N-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Débil, enfermizo. De poco vigor. De poca fuerza o resistencia.Flojo, se indica que algo tambalea.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how enclenque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eres un enclenque. ¡No eres capaz de levantar esa caja!

This word in other languages

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 "enclenque"?
"enclenque" is spelled E-N-C-L-E-N-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋˈklẽŋke].
What does "enclenque" mean?
As an adjective, "enclenque" means: Débil, enfermizo. De poco vigor. De poca fuerza o resistencia.Flojo, se indica que algo tambalea.
How do you pronounce "enclenque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enclenque" is [ẽŋˈklẽŋke]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list