engage

/ɪnˈgeɪd͡ʒ/

//ɪnˈgeɪd͡ʒ// verb

The verdict

“engage” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,052 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,052
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contratar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-engage · engage · Spanish

engage · rank #94,052 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,052
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH engrasada

Nearest frequency peer: engrasada (+2 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 “engage”

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 “engage” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for engage
PropertyValue
Headwordengage
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈgeɪd͡ʒ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,052
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “engage” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.engagecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “engrasada” (#94,054), “encaramos” (#94,049), “entorpecido” (#94,056). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “engage” va en #94,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

engage is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,052 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈgeɪd͡ʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for engage in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 engage, spelled E-N-G-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contratar.
  2. 2
    Ocupar.
  3. 3
    Involucrarse.
  4. 4
    Combatir.
  5. 5
    Engranar.

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 "engage"?
"engage" is spelled E-N-G-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈgeɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "engage" mean?
As a verb, "engage" means: Contratar.
How do you pronounce "engage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engage" is /ɪnˈgeɪd͡ʒ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "engage" come from?
"engage" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list