enema
[eˈnema]
The verdict
“enema” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,997 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,997
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Procedimiento que consiste en introducir líquidos en el recto y el colon a través del ano, usualmente con propósitos terapéuticos o de diagnóstico.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enema |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eˈnema] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enema” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
enema is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,997 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eˈnema]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for enema, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is enema, spelled E-N-E-M-A.
Definition
- 1Procedimiento que consiste en introducir líquidos en el recto y el colon a través del ano, usualmente con propósitos terapéuticos o de diagnóstico.
- 2Solución líquida medicada que se introduce en el recto para evacuar las heces del intestino grueso.
- 3Instrumento o utensilio diseñado para realizar este procedimiento.
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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 “enema”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-E-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈnema] (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.