energúmeno
[eneɾˈɣ̞umeno]
The verdict
“energúmeno” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,324 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,324
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona "poseída por el demonio", poseída por un fantasma o espíritu maligno, u otra entidad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-energumeno · energúmeno · Spanish
energúmeno · rank #65,324 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,324
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH encéfalo
Nearest frequency peer: encéfalo (-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 “energúmeno”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- emparentada
emparentada
34,682 corpus weight
- encabezará
encabezará
34,681 corpus weight
- encinta
encinta
34,680 corpus weight
- encéfalo
encéfalo
34,678 corpus weight
- energúmeno
energúmeno
34,677 corpus weight
- enojaron
enojaron
34,675 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “energúmeno” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | energúmeno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eneɾˈɣ̞umeno] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #65,324 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “energúmeno” en español
Rare enough to double-check
energúmeno is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,324 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eneɾˈɣ̞umeno]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for energúmeno, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 energúmeno, spelled E-N-E-R-G-Ú-M-E-N-O.
Definition
- 1Persona "poseída por el demonio", poseída por un fantasma o espíritu maligno, u otra entidad.
- 2Persona sin control racional de sus emociones, especialmente de la furia.
- 3Persona fea.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how energúmeno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Yo he pasado—nunca las dije—por situaciones que conozco muchísimo más graves que éstas, muchísimo más graves que éstas. Y las conozco a la perfección. Trabajé seis años en la Argentina. Esto es “bebé de pecho”; no hay ningún problema con esto, no genera ningún problema. Lo que no acepto (es que) ya llega un momento en el que dicen que van a condenar a los…
This word in other languages
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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