enllocar

[ẽɲʝoˈkaɾ]

/[ẽɲʝoˈkaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ponerse clueca (sentarse a calentar los huevos para que procreen) un ave, especialmente una gallina o un ánade.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enllocar · enllocar · Spanish

enllocar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 enllocar
PropertyValue
Headwordenllocar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽɲʝoˈkaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “enllocar” en español

enllocarestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

enllocar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽɲʝoˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ponerse clueca (sentarse a calentar los huevos para que procreen) un ave, especialmente una gallina o un ánade.".

enllocar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is enllocar, spelled E-N-L-L-O-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ponerse clueca (sentarse a calentar los huevos para que procreen) un ave, especialmente una gallina o un ánade.

Synonyms

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 "enllocar"?
"enllocar" is spelled E-N-L-L-O-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽɲʝoˈkaɾ].
What does "enllocar" mean?
As a verb, "enllocar" means: Ponerse clueca (sentarse a calentar los huevos para que procreen) un ave, especialmente una gallina o un ánade.
How do you pronounce "enllocar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enllocar" is [ẽɲʝoˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enllocar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list