engurruñarse

[ẽŋguruˈɲaɾse]

/[ẽŋguruˈɲaɾse]/ verb

The verdict

“engurruñarse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reducirse o disminuirse, especialmente al adquirir arrugas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-engurrunarse · engurruñarse · Spanish

engurruñarse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for engurruñarse
PropertyValue
Headwordengurruñarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋguruˈɲaɾse]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “engurruñarse” en español

engurruñarsequeda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

engurruñarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋguruˈɲaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for engurruñarse in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is engurruñarse, spelled E-N-G-U-R-R-U-Ñ-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reducirse o disminuirse, especialmente al adquirir arrugas.
  2. 2
    Perder los ánimos, ponerse triste o melancólico, encogerse, mostrar baja autoestima o cortedad.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "engurruñarse"?
"engurruñarse" is spelled E-N-G-U-R-R-U-Ñ-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋguruˈɲaɾse].
What does "engurruñarse" mean?
As a verb, "engurruñarse" means: Reducirse o disminuirse, especialmente al adquirir arrugas.
How do you pronounce "engurruñarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engurruñarse" is [ẽŋguruˈɲaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "engurruñarse" come from?
"engurruñarse" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list