enflaquecer
[ẽɱflakeˈseɾ]
The verdict
“enflaquecer” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner flaco, disminuir la robustez, gordura o corpulencia de alguien o de algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-enflaquecer · enflaquecer · Spanish
enflaquecer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enflaquecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽɱflakeˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “enflaquecer” en español
Rare enough to double-check
enflaquecer is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽɱflakeˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for enflaquecer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is enflaquecer, spelled E-N-F-L-A-Q-U-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Poner flaco, disminuir la robustez, gordura o corpulencia de alguien o de algo.
- 2Quitar las fuerzas o fortaleza de algo o de alguien; hacer débil.
Antonyms
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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.