engordar

[ẽŋgoɾˈð̞aɾ]

/[ẽŋgoɾˈð̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“engordar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,246. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,246
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar de comer a un animal para volverlo gordo; cebar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-engordar · engordar · Spanish

engordar · rank #25,246 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,246
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH engañoso

Nearest frequency peer: engañoso (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “engordar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “engordar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

engordar vs engorda
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for engordar
PropertyValue
Headwordengordar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋgoɾˈð̞aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,246
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “engordar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.engordarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “engañoso” (#25,245), “entenderás” (#25,247), “enfocan” (#25,244). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “engordar” va en #25,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around engordar (IPA [ẽŋgoɾˈð̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,246 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dar de comer a un animal para volverlo gordo; cebar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for engordar, with forms such as "egnordar", "enggordar", and "engodrar". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "engorda", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is engordar, spelled E-N-G-O-R-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar de comer a un animal para volverlo gordo; cebar.

This word in other languages

fatten up(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnordar
  • enggordar
  • engodrar
  • engoradr
  • engordarr
  • engorddar
  • engordra
  • engorrdar
  • engrodar
  • enngordar
  • enogrdar
  • negordar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of engordar - 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.

egnordar2enggordar1engodrar2engoradr2engordarr1engorddar1engordra2engorrdar1
Edit distance from "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 "engordar"?
"engordar" is spelled E-N-G-O-R-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋgoɾˈð̞aɾ].
What does "engordar" mean?
As a verb, "engordar" means: Dar de comer a un animal para volverlo gordo; cebar.
What words are commonly confused with "engordar"?
"engordar" is commonly confused with "engorda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "engordar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engordar" is [ẽŋgoɾˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "engordar" come from?
"engordar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

engañoso#25,245encargos#25,241empírica#25,239escoltas#25,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

espanyol12 variantsestudiada12 variantsexigieron12 variantsdescalzo12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list