engorroso

[ẽŋgoˈroso]

/[ẽŋgoˈroso]/ adj

The verdict

“engorroso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,202 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,202
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pesado, molesto, fastidioso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-engorroso · engorroso · Spanish

engorroso · rank #54,202 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,202
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH encantadas

Nearest frequency peer: encantadas (-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 “engorroso”

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 “engorroso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for engorroso
PropertyValue
Headwordengorroso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ẽŋgoˈroso]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “engorroso” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.engorrosocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “encantadas” (#54,201), “enreda” (#54,203), “encabrona” (#54,200). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “engorroso” va en #54,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

engorroso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,202 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ẽŋgoˈroso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pesado, molesto, fastidioso.".

No misspelling variants are generated for engorroso in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is engorroso, spelled E-N-G-O-R-R-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pesado, molesto, fastidioso.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how engorroso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El mecanismo de cobros y pagos era engorroso, y el dinero quieto en la caja, ni estaba seguro ni ganaba.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "engorroso"?
"engorroso" is spelled E-N-G-O-R-R-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋgoˈroso].
What does "engorroso" mean?
As an adjective, "engorroso" means: Pesado, molesto, fastidioso.
How do you pronounce "engorroso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engorroso" is [ẽŋgoˈroso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list