engrandece

[ẽŋgɾãn̪ˈd̪ese]

/[ẽŋgɾãn̪ˈd̪ese]/ verb

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The verdict

“engrandece” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,736 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,736
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engrandecer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-engrandece · engrandece · Spanish

engrandece · rank #72,736 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,736
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enfrentemos

Nearest frequency peer: enfrentemos (-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 “engrandece”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for engrandece
PropertyValue
Headwordengrandece
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋgɾãn̪ˈd̪ese]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,736
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “engrandece” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.engrandececae 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: “enfrentemos” (#72,735), “ensangrentadas” (#72,737), “energúmenos” (#72,734). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “engrandece” va en #72,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

engrandece is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,736 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋgɾãn̪ˈd̪ese]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

engrandece has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is engrandece, spelled E-N-G-R-A-N-D-E-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engrandecer.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de engrandecer.

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 "engrandece"?
"engrandece" is spelled E-N-G-R-A-N-D-E-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋgɾãn̪ˈd̪ese].
What does "engrandece" mean?
As a verb, "engrandece" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engrandecer.
How do you pronounce "engrandece"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engrandece" is [ẽŋgɾãn̪ˈd̪ese]. 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 "engrandece", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list