enganchen

[ẽŋˈgãnʲt͡ʃẽn]

/[ẽŋˈgãnʲt͡ʃẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“enganchen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,874 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,874
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de enganchar.

Key facts for enganchen
PropertyValue
Headwordenganchen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋˈgãnʲt͡ʃẽn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enganchen” 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). enganchen 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

enganchen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,874 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋˈgãnʲt͡ʃẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for enganchen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is enganchen, spelled E-N-G-A-N-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de enganchar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de enganchar.

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 "enganchen"?
"enganchen" is spelled E-N-G-A-N-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋˈgãnʲt͡ʃẽn].
What does "enganchen" mean?
As a verb, "enganchen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de enganchar.
How do you pronounce "enganchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enganchen" is [ẽŋˈgãnʲt͡ʃẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enganchen" come from?
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Using “enganchen”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-G-A-N-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽŋˈgãnʲt͡ʃẽn] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list