engrandece

[ẽŋgɾãn̪ˈd̪ese]

/[ẽŋgɾãn̪ˈd̪ese]/ verb

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The verdict

“engrandece” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,736 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,736
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de engrandecer.

Key facts for engrandece
PropertyValue
Headwordengrandece
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋgɾãn̪ˈd̪ese]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,736
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “engrandece” 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). engrandece lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

engrandece is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,736 among 101,141 “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.
What language does "engrandece" come from?
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Using “engrandece”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-G-R-A-N-D-E-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽŋgɾãn̪ˈd̪ese] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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