enfilada

[ẽɱfiˈlað̞a]

/[ẽɱfiˈlað̞a]/ noun

The verdict

“enfilada” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de enfilar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enfilada · enfilada · Spanish

enfilada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for enfilada
PropertyValue
Headwordenfilada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽɱfiˈlað̞a]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “enfilada” en español

enfiladano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enfilada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽɱfiˈlað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

enfilada has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 enfilada, spelled E-N-F-I-L-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de enfilar.
  2. 2
    Ataque en fila o en diagonal a dos piezas enemigas, con la pieza de mayor valor adelante tal que se obliga al rival a tener que mover esta pieza para luego capturar la de menor valor.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enfilada"?
"enfilada" is spelled E-N-F-I-L-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽɱfiˈlað̞a].
What does "enfilada" mean?
As a noun, "enfilada" means: Acción o efecto de enfilar.
How do you pronounce "enfilada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfilada" is [ẽɱfiˈlað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfilada" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list