enjabonar

[ẽŋxaβ̞oˈnaɾ]

/[ẽŋxaβ̞oˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Restregar un objeto (vajilla, ropa, etc.) con jabón y agua para limpiarlo o ablandarlo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enjabonar · enjabonar · Spanish

enjabonar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 enjabonar
PropertyValue
Headwordenjabonar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋxaβ̞oˈnaɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “enjabonar” en español

enjabonarno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

enjabonar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋxaβ̞oˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for enjabonar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is enjabonar, spelled E-N-J-A-B-O-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Restregar un objeto (vajilla, ropa, etc.) con jabón y agua para limpiarlo o ablandarlo.
  2. 2
    Frotar la piel o el cabello con jabón y agua.
  3. 3
    Colocar agua con jabón en la barba para afeitarla.
  4. 4
    Dar jabón (adular o alabar interesadamente)
  5. 5
    Reñir a alguien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how enjabonar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Se lavaban la cara por las fiestas, y el cuerpo nunca, a pesar de que tenían a orgullo llevar muy limpios sus pañuelos, sus faldas, sus corpiños, lo cual hacíalas pasarse enjabonando ropas todo el día.
  2. se frotaba las manos con fuerza y como si se las estuviera enjabonando en seco

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 "enjabonar"?
"enjabonar" is spelled E-N-J-A-B-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋxaβ̞oˈnaɾ].
What does "enjabonar" mean?
As a verb, "enjabonar" means: Restregar un objeto (vajilla, ropa, etc.) con jabón y agua para limpiarlo o ablandarlo.
How do you pronounce "enjabonar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enjabonar" is [ẽŋxaβ̞oˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enjabonar" come from?
"enjabonar" 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