enclenque
Spanish, adjective/enˈklenke/
enclenque is spelled E-N-C-L-E-N-Q-U-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 85,557th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enclenque is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “sickly, unhealthy (frequently ill)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Débil, enfermizo. De poco vigor. De poca fuerza o resistencia.Flojo, se indica que algo tambalea”.
What does enclenque mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesickly, unhealthy (frequently ill)
- 2
femininemasculinefeeble, weak, delicate, wimpy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Débil, enfermizo. De poco vigor. De poca fuerza o resistencia.Flojo, se indica que algo tambalea.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of enclenque
- enclenques feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce enclenque?
- /enˈklenke/
- [ẽŋˈklẽŋ.ke]
- [ẽŋˈklẽŋke]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to enclenque
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is enclenque in Spanish?
enclenque appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).