enjuagar

[ẽŋxwaˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[ẽŋxwaˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“enjuagar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,185 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,185
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emplear un líquido para limpiar boca y dientes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enjuagar · enjuagar · Spanish

enjuagar · rank #78,185 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,185
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enfocará

Nearest frequency peer: enfocará (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “enjuagar”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “enjuagar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for enjuagar
PropertyValue
Headwordenjuagar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽŋxwaˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,185
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “enjuagar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.enjuagarcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “enfocará” (#78,184), “enrollados” (#78,187), “ensamblador” (#78,188). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enjuagar” va en #78,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enjuagar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,185 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽŋxwaˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for enjuagar in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is enjuagar, spelled E-N-J-U-A-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emplear un líquido para limpiar boca y dientes.
  2. 2
    Retirar jabón u otros productos de limpieza empleando agua.
  3. 3
    Lavar algo rápidamente.
  4. 4
    Retirar bolsa de la red de pescar del agua.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enjuagar"?
"enjuagar" is spelled E-N-J-U-A-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽŋxwaˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "enjuagar" mean?
As a verb, "enjuagar" means: Emplear un líquido para limpiar boca y dientes.
How do you pronounce "enjuagar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enjuagar" is [ẽŋxwaˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enjuagar" come from?
"enjuagar" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enjuagar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list