engastar
[ẽŋgasˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“engastar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Meter una cosa en un sitio, de tal modo que quede sujeta y apretada por este
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | engastar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋgasˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “engastar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
engastar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋgasˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
engastar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is engastar, spelled E-N-G-A-S-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Meter una cosa en un sitio, de tal modo que quede sujeta y apretada por este
- 2En especial, engastar₁ una piedra preciosa en un chatón metálico
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “engastar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-G-A-S-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽŋgasˈt̪aɾ] (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
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.