encrucijada
Spanish, noun/enkɾuθiˈxada/
encrucijada is spelled E-N-C-R-U-C-I-J-A-D-A (11 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,282nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Encrucijada is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “crossroads” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Paraje donde se cortan o se cruzan dos o más caminos o calles”.
What does encrucijada mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrossroads
- 2
femininecrossroads
Están en una encrucijada.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Paraje donde se cortan o se cruzan dos o más caminos o calles. 2. Por extensión, punto o lugar en el que confluyen varias cosas. 3. Situación difícil o delicada donde hay que tomar una decisión entre múltiples opciones. 4. Momento o situación usada para perjudicar a alguien.
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 encrucijada
- encrucijadas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce encrucijada?
- /enkɾuθiˈxada/
- [ẽŋ.kɾu.θiˈxa.ð̞a]
- /enkɾusiˈxada/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to encrucijada
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is encrucijada in Spanish?
encrucijada appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).