English

/ˈɪŋ.glɪʃ/

//ˈɪŋ.glɪʃ// adj

The verdict

“English” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,766. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,766
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inglés; perteneciente o relativo a Inglaterra, sus habitantes, o al idioma inglés.

Key facts for English
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnglish
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈɪŋ.glɪʃ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,766
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “English” 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). English lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around English (IPA /ˈɪŋ.glɪʃ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,766 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Inglés; perteneciente o relativo a Inglaterra, sus habitantes, o al idioma inglés.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for English, with forms such as "egnlish", "engglish", and "engilsh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 English, spelled E-N-G-L-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inglés; perteneciente o relativo a Inglaterra, sus habitantes, o al idioma inglés.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnlish
  • engglish
  • engilsh
  • englihs
  • englishh
  • englissh
  • engllish
  • englsih
  • enlgish
  • ennglish
  • neglish

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of English - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egnlish2engglish1engilsh2englihs2englishh1englissh1engllish1englsih2
Edit distance from "English"

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 "English"?
"English" is spelled E-N-G-L-I-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪŋ.glɪʃ/.
What does "English" mean?
As an adjective, "English" means: Inglés; perteneciente o relativo a Inglaterra, sus habitantes, o al idioma inglés.
What are common misspellings of "English"?
Common misspellings include "egnlish", "engglish", "engilsh", "englihs", "englishh". The correct spelling is "English".
How do you pronounce "English"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "English" is /ˈɪŋ.glɪʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "English" come from?
"English" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “English”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-G-L-I-S-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈɪŋ.glɪʃ/ (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

Same frequency band

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