engordan

[ẽŋˈgoɾð̞ãn]

/[ẽŋˈgoɾð̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“engordan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,569 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,569
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engordar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-engordan · engordan · Spanish

engordan · rank #55,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,569
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entenderían

Nearest frequency peer: entenderían (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “engordan”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “engordan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for engordan
PropertyValue
Headwordengordan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋˈgoɾð̞ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “engordan” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).engordancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “entenderían” (#55,570), “enterprises” (#55,571), “encefalitis” (#55,566). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “engordan” va en #55,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

engordan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,569 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋˈgoɾð̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engordar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for engordan in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is engordan, spelled E-N-G-O-R-D-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 "engordan"?
"engordan" is spelled E-N-G-O-R-D-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋˈgoɾð̞ãn].
What does "engordan" mean?
As a verb, "engordan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engordar.
How do you pronounce "engordan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engordan" is [ẽŋˈgoɾð̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "engordan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "engordan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list