enigma
Spanish, noun/eˈniɡma/
enigma is spelled E-N-I-G-M-A (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,278th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enigma is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “enigma, conundrum (something that is puzzling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Frase de sentido deliberadamente difícil de interpretar”.
What does enigma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineenigma, conundrum (something that is puzzling)
- 2
masculineriddle, conundrum
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Frase de sentido deliberadamente difícil de interpretar. 2. Por extensión, suceso o cosa difícil de aprehender o interpretar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of enigma
- enigmas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce enigma?
- /eˈniɡma/
- [eˈniɣ̞.ma]
- [eˈniɣ̞ma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to enigma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is enigma in Spanish?
enigma appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).