encomiendo
[ẽŋkoˈmjẽn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“encomiendo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,285 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,285
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de encomendar o de encomendarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encomiendo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋkoˈmjẽn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #62,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encomiendo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
encomiendo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,285 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋkoˈmjẽn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de encomendar o de encomendarse.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for encomiendo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is encomiendo, spelled E-N-C-O-M-I-E-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de encomendar o de encomendarse.
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.
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Using “encomiendo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-O-M-I-E-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽŋkoˈmjẽn̪d̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.