encoger

[ẽŋkoˈxeɾ]

/[ẽŋkoˈxeɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reducir su tamaño alguna cosa, especialmente una prenda de ropa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encoger · encoger · Spanish

encoger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 encoger
PropertyValue
Headwordencoger
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋkoˈxeɾ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encoger” en español

encogerqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

encoger is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋkoˈxeɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reducir su tamaño alguna cosa, especialmente una prenda de ropa.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for encoger, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 encoger, spelled E-N-C-O-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reducir su tamaño alguna cosa, especialmente una prenda de ropa.

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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 "encoger"?
"encoger" is spelled E-N-C-O-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋkoˈxeɾ].
What does "encoger" mean?
As a verb, "encoger" means: Reducir su tamaño alguna cosa, especialmente una prenda de ropa.
How do you pronounce "encoger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encoger" is [ẽŋkoˈxeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encoger" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list