engurruñir
[ẽŋguruˈɲiɾ]
The verdict
“engurruñir” 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
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Reducir o disminuir algo, especialmente poniéndole arrugas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | engurruñir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋguruˈɲiɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “engurruñir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for engurruñir is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽŋguruˈɲiɾ]. 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.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for engurruñir, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is engurruñir, spelled E-N-G-U-R-R-U-Ñ-I-R.
Definition
- 1Reducir o disminuir algo, especialmente poniéndole arrugas.
- 2Causar tristeza o baja autoestima; hacer perder los ánimos o la fuerza emocional.
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 “engurruñir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-G-U-R-R-U-Ñ-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽŋguruˈɲiɾ] (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.