encubren

[ẽŋˈkuβ̞ɾẽn]

/[ẽŋˈkuβ̞ɾẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“encubren” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,286 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,286
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encubrir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-encubren · encubren · Spanish

encubren · rank #62,286 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,286
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH encomiendo

Nearest frequency peer: encomiendo (-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 “encubren”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encubren
PropertyValue
Headwordencubren
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋˈkuβ̞ɾẽn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,286
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “encubren” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.encubrencae 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: “encomiendo” (#62,285), “endemoniado” (#62,287), “encerraba” (#62,284). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “encubren” va en #62,286. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

encubren is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,286 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋˈkuβ̞ɾẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encubrir.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for encubren, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 encubren, spelled E-N-C-U-B-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encubrir.

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 "encubren"?
"encubren" is spelled E-N-C-U-B-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋˈkuβ̞ɾẽn].
What does "encubren" mean?
As a verb, "encubren" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encubrir.
How do you pronounce "encubren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encubren" is [ẽŋˈkuβ̞ɾẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list