enjabonar
[ẽŋxaβ̞oˈnaɾ]
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enjabonar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽŋxaβ̞oˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “enjabonar” en español
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
- 1Restregar un objeto (vajilla, ropa, etc.) con jabón y agua para limpiarlo o ablandarlo.
- 2Frotar la piel o el cabello con jabón y agua.
- 3Colocar agua con jabón en la barba para afeitarla.
- 4Dar jabón (adular o alabar interesadamente)
- 5Reñir a alguien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enjabonar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.