encono

[ẽŋˈkono]

/[ẽŋˈkono]/ noun

The verdict

“encono” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,808 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,808
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rencor arraigado en el ánimo, mala voluntad contra alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encono · encono · Spanish

encono · rank #88,808 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,808
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH encogiéndose

Nearest frequency peer: encogiéndose (-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 “encono”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encono
PropertyValue
Headwordencono
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽŋˈkono]
Letters6
Frequency rank#88,808
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encono” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “encogiéndose” (#88,807), “engatusar” (#88,809), “enciclopédica” (#88,806). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encono” va en #88,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encono is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,808 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽŋˈkono]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rencor arraigado en el ánimo, mala voluntad contra alguien.".

Zero misspellings are on record for encono in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is encono, spelled E-N-C-O-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rencor arraigado en el ánimo, mala voluntad contra alguien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how encono appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vergüenza propia me daría No saber lo que soy y lo interpelo Me miran a mi con recelo Y aún discuten con encono Si descienden de un mono O de un tipo que vive en el cielo

Synonyms

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 "encono"?
"encono" is spelled E-N-C-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋˈkono].
What does "encono" mean?
As a noun, "encono" means: Rencor arraigado en el ánimo, mala voluntad contra alguien.
How do you pronounce "encono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encono" is [ẽŋˈkono]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encono" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "encono", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list