engordado

[ẽŋgoɾˈð̞að̞o]

/[ẽŋgoɾˈð̞að̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“engordado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,732 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,732
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de engordar.

Key facts for engordado
PropertyValue
Headwordengordado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋgoɾˈð̞að̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#57,732
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “engordado” 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). engordado 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

engordado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,732 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋgoɾˈð̞að̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de engordar.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for engordado, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is engordado, spelled E-N-G-O-R-D-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de engordar.

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 "engordado"?
"engordado" is spelled E-N-G-O-R-D-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋgoɾˈð̞að̞o].
What does "engordado" mean?
As a verb, "engordado" means: Participio de engordar.
How do you pronounce "engordado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engordado" is [ẽŋgoɾˈð̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "engordado" come from?
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Using “engordado”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-G-O-R-D-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽŋgoɾˈð̞að̞o] (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