enmascarar
[ẽmmaskaˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“enmascarar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #48,979 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #48,979
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cubrir el rostro con máscara.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enmascarar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmmaskaˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #48,979 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enmascarar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for enmascarar is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽmmaskaˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,979 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Cubrir el rostro con máscara.
- 2Ocultar o disfrazar algo para evitar que sea descubierto.
Antonyms
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.
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
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Using “enmascarar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-M-A-S-C-A-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽmmaskaˈɾaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “enmascarado” - see the side-by-side comparison. enmascarar vs enmascarado
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.