engañaste

[ẽŋgaˈɲast̪e]

/[ẽŋgaˈɲast̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“engañaste” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,401 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,401
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de engañar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enganaste · engañaste · Spanish

engañaste · rank #75,401 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,401
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enfoco

Nearest frequency peer: enfoco (-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 “engañaste”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for engañaste
PropertyValue
Headwordengañaste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋgaˈɲast̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,401
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “engañaste” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).engañastecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “enfoco” (#75,400), “engrandecer” (#75,402), “enfocas” (#75,399). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “engañaste” va en #75,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

engañaste is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,401 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋgaˈɲast̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de engañar.".

engañaste has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is engañaste, spelled E-N-G-A-Ñ-A-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de engañar.

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 "engañaste"?
"engañaste" is spelled E-N-G-A-Ñ-A-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋgaˈɲast̪e].
What does "engañaste" mean?
As a verb, "engañaste" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de engañar.
How do you pronounce "engañaste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engañaste" is [ẽŋgaˈɲast̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list