engañarse

[ẽŋgaˈɲaɾse]

/[ẽŋgaˈɲaɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“engañarse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,534 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,534
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Creer lo que no es cierto.

Key facts for engañarse
PropertyValue
Headwordengañarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋgaˈɲaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “engañarse” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). engañarse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

engañarse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,534 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋgaˈɲaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for engañarse in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 engañarse, spelled E-N-G-A-Ñ-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Creer lo que no es cierto.
  2. 2
    Creer erradamente que algo es de cierta manera y obrar según dicho error.
  3. 3
    Negarse a aceptar un hecho, una verdad o algo evidente. Cerrarse a ver algo como es.

Synonyms

equivocarse

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 "engañarse"?
"engañarse" is spelled E-N-G-A-Ñ-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋgaˈɲaɾse].
What does "engañarse" mean?
As a verb, "engañarse" means: Creer lo que no es cierto.
How do you pronounce "engañarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engañarse" is [ẽŋgaˈɲaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "engañarse" come from?
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Using “engañarse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-G-A-Ñ-A-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽŋgaˈɲaɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list