enfrían

[ẽɱˈfɾiãn]

/[ẽɱˈfɾiãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“enfrían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,611 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,611
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enfrian · enfrían · Spanish

enfrían · rank #73,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,611
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH endocrino

Nearest frequency peer: endocrino (-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 “enfrían”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “enfrían” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for enfrían
PropertyValue
Headwordenfrían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽɱˈfɾiãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,611
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “enfrían” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).enfríancae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “endocrino” (#73,610), “enfática” (#73,612), “encuadrada” (#73,609). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enfrían” va en #73,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enfrían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,611 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽɱˈfɾiãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for enfrían, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is enfrían, spelled E-N-F-R-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enfrían"?
"enfrían" is spelled E-N-F-R-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽɱˈfɾiãn].
What does "enfrían" mean?
As a verb, "enfrían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enfriar o de enfriarse.
How do you pronounce "enfrían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfrían" is [ẽɱˈfɾiãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfrían" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enfrían", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list