encuentro
[ẽŋˈkwẽn̪t̪ɾo]
The verdict
“encuentro” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #891 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #891
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de encontrar o de encontrarse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encuentro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ẽŋˈkwẽn̪t̪ɾo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #891 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encuentro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for encuentro is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋˈkwẽn̪t̪ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #891 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for encuentro, with forms such as "ecnuentro", "enccuentro", and "enceuntro". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "encuentros", "encontró", "encuentra", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is encuentro, spelled E-N-C-U-E-N-T-R-O.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de encontrar o de encontrarse.
- 2El choque de una cosa con otra.
- 3Oposición, contradicción.
- 4En los carneros y otros animales, la acción y efecto de encontrar o topetar.
- 5En el juego de naipes o dados es la concurrencia de dos cartas o puntos iguales.
- 6El choque que los cuerpos de vanguardia tienen en sus reconocimientos, expediciones y emboscadas contra sus enemigos, las más veces inesperadamente.
- 7Macizo entre la esquina de un edificio y el vano mas inmediato.
- 8El ángulo formado por dos carreras o soleras.
- 9En las alas de las aves, la parte desde donde empiezan aquellas.
- 10En los cuadrúpedos mayores, cada una de las puntas de las espaldillas que por delante se unen al cuello.
- 11Cada uno de ciertos maderos con que los tejedores de lienzos aseguran el telar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecnuentro,enccuentro,enceuntro,encuenntro,encuenrto,encuentor,encuentrro,encuenttro,encuetnro,encunetro,enncuentro,enucentro,necuentro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encuentro - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “encuentro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-U-E-N-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽŋˈkwẽn̪t̪ɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “encuentros” - see the side-by-side comparison. encuentro vs encuentros
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.