engatusar
[ẽŋgat̪uˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“engatusar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #88,809 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #88,809
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacerse con la voluntad de alguien a base de halagos o muestras de afecto para conseguir algún fin.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | engatusar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋgat̪uˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #88,809 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “engatusar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for engatusar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋgat̪uˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,809 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for engatusar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is engatusar, spelled E-N-G-A-T-U-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacerse con la voluntad de alguien a base de halagos o muestras de afecto para conseguir algún fin.
- 2Engañar (en un matrimonio).
- 3Enamorar.
- 4Comprometer a alguien con una situación adversa.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “engatusar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-G-A-T-U-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽŋgat̪uˈsaɾ] (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.