encofrado

[ẽŋkoˈfɾað̞o]

/[ẽŋkoˈfɾað̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“encofrado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,516 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,516
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de encofrar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encofrado · encofrado · Spanish

encofrado · rank #99,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,516
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enchilada

Nearest frequency peer: enchilada (-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 “encofrado”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encofrado
PropertyValue
Headwordencofrado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋkoˈfɾað̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,516
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encofrado” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.encofradocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “enchilada” (#99,515), “encolerizado” (#99,517), “encarnizado” (#99,514). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encofrado” va en #99,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encofrado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,516 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋkoˈfɾað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de encofrar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for encofrado in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is encofrado, spelled E-N-C-O-F-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de encofrar.

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 "encofrado"?
"encofrado" is spelled E-N-C-O-F-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋkoˈfɾað̞o].
What does "encofrado" mean?
As a verb, "encofrado" means: Participio de encofrar.
How do you pronounce "encofrado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encofrado" is [ẽŋkoˈfɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encofrado" come from?
"encofrado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "encofrado", 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