encoger
Spanish, verb/enkoˈxeɾ/
encoger is spelled E-N-C-O-G-E-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 102,764th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encoger is a Spanish verb meaning “to shrink” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Reducir su tamaño alguna cosa, especialmente una prenda de ropa”.
What does encoger mean in English?
verb
- 1
to shrink
- 2
to contract
- 3
to intimidate
- 4
to shrug
encogerse de hombros
- 5
to crouch, to cringe
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Reducir su tamaño alguna cosa, especialmente una prenda de ropa.
verb: 1. Contraer, retraer o recoger una extremidad o la postura del cuerpo. 2. Reducir el ánimo, la energía o el entusiasmo con que se acomete una tarea o se enfrenta una situación.
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 encoger
- encojo first-person present singular
- encogí first-person preterite singular
- encogido participle past
- g-j alternation
- encogiendo gerund
- encogida feminine participle past
- encogidos masculine participle past
- encogidas feminine participle past
- encoges indicative informal present
- encogés indicative informal present
- encoge indicative present singular
- encogemos first-person indicative plural
- encogéis indicative plural present
- encogen indicative plural present
- encogía first-person imperfect indicative
- encogías imperfect indicative second-person
- encogíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- encogíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encoger?
- /enkoˈxeɾ/
- [ẽŋ.koˈxeɾ]
- [ẽŋkoˈxeɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to encoger
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encoger in Spanish?
encoger appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).