engrillar
[ẽŋgɾiˈʝaɾ]
The verdict
“engrillar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Meter en grillos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | engrillar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋgɾiˈʝaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “engrillar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for engrillar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋgɾiˈʝaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for engrillar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is engrillar, spelled E-N-G-R-I-L-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Meter en grillos.
- 2Retener, apresar.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “engrillar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-G-R-I-L-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽŋgɾiˈʝaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.