enfriar

/[ẽɱˈfɾjaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,140

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

enfriar is aSpanishverb. It means: Poner o hacer que se ponga fría una cosa. Pronounced [ẽɱˈfɾjaɾ]. Often confused with entrar and enviar.

Key facts for enfriar
PropertyValue
Headwordenfriar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽɱˈfɾjaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,140
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of enfriar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for enfriar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽɱˈfɾjaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,140 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for enfriar, with forms such as "efnriar", "enffriar", and "enfirar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "entrar", "enviar", "enfríe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is enfriar, spelled E-N-F-R-I-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner o hacer que se ponga fría una cosa.
  2. 2
    Entibiar, templar la fuerza y el ardor de las pasiones.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: efnriar,enffriar,enfirar,enfrair,enfriarr,enfrira,enfrriar,ennfriar,enrfiar,nefriar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for enfriar

Misspelling Variants of "enfriar"

efnriar7enffriar8enfirar7enfrair7enfriarr8enfrira7enfrriar8ennfriar8
Misspelling Variants of "enfriar"

Frequency rank: #24,140 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enfriar"?
"enfriar" is spelled E-N-F-R-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽɱˈfɾjaɾ].
What does "enfriar" mean?
As a verb, "enfriar" means: Poner o hacer que se ponga fría una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "enfriar"?
"enfriar" is commonly confused with "entrar", "enviar", "enfríe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfriar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfriar" is [ẽɱˈfɾjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfriar" come from?
"enfriar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.