encluecar

[ẽŋklweˈkaɾ]

/[ẽŋklweˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“encluecar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ponerse clueca (sentarse a calentar los huevos para que procreen) un ave, especialmente una gallina o un ánade.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encluecar · encluecar · Spanish

encluecar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for encluecar
PropertyValue
Headwordencluecar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋklweˈkaɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encluecar” en español

encluecarestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encluecar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋklweˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ponerse clueca (sentarse a calentar los huevos para que procreen) un ave, especialmente una gallina o un ánade.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for encluecar, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is encluecar, spelled E-N-C-L-U-E-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ponerse clueca (sentarse a calentar los huevos para que procreen) un ave, especialmente una gallina o un ánade.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encluecar"?
"encluecar" is spelled E-N-C-L-U-E-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋklweˈkaɾ].
What does "encluecar" mean?
As a verb, "encluecar" means: Ponerse clueca (sentarse a calentar los huevos para que procreen) un ave, especialmente una gallina o un ánade.
How do you pronounce "encluecar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encluecar" is [ẽŋklweˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encluecar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list