enmascarar

[ẽmmaskaˈɾaɾ]

/[ẽmmaskaˈɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“enmascarar” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,979. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,979
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cubrir el rostro con máscara.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enmascarar · enmascarar · Spanish

enmascarar · rank #48,979 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #48,979
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enlazadas

Nearest frequency peer: enlazadas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “enmascarar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “enmascarar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enmascarar vs enmascarado
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for enmascarar
PropertyValue
Headwordenmascarar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmmaskaˈɾaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,979
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “enmascarar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.enmascararcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “enlazadas” (#48,978), “entenderemos” (#48,981), “engancho” (#48,976). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enmascarar” va en #48,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around enmascarar (IPA [ẽmmaskaˈɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,979 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for enmascarar, with forms such as "emnascarar", "enamscarar", and "enmacsarar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "enmascarado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is enmascarar, spelled E-N-M-A-S-C-A-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cubrir el rostro con máscara.
  2. 2
    Ocultar o disfrazar algo para evitar que sea descubierto.

Synonyms

embozardisimularencubrirdisfrazarocultar

Antonyms

desenmascarardesenmascararrevelar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emnascarar
  • enamscarar
  • enmacsarar
  • enmasacrar
  • enmascaarr
  • enmascararr
  • enmascarra
  • enmascarrar
  • enmasccarar
  • enmascraar
  • enmasscarar
  • enmmascarar
  • enmsacarar
  • ennmascarar
  • nemascarar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enmascarar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emnascarar2enamscarar2enmacsarar2enmasacrar2enmascaarr2enmascararr1enmascarra2enmascarrar1
Edit distance from "enmascarar"

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 "enmascarar"?
"enmascarar" is spelled E-N-M-A-S-C-A-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmmaskaˈɾaɾ].
What does "enmascarar" mean?
As a verb, "enmascarar" means: Cubrir el rostro con máscara.
What words are commonly confused with "enmascarar"?
"enmascarar" is commonly confused with "enmascarado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enmascarar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enmascarar" is [ẽmmaskaˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enmascarar" come from?
"enmascarar" 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 "enmascarar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entendidas#48,982enfrentada#48,974escucharan#48,989destruirse#48,953

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

figuración15 variantscorpulento15 variantshistéricas15 variantsconcurrente15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list