enrevesar

[ẽnreβ̞eˈsaɾ]

/[ẽnreβ̞eˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“enrevesar” 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) - Hacer difícil, complicado o intrincado algo, de modo que no se puede entender, hacer o manejar de un modo fácil.

Corpus desk

Index ES-enrevesar · enrevesar · Spanish

enrevesar · 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.

Key facts for enrevesar
PropertyValue
Headwordenrevesar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽnreβ̞eˈsaɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “enrevesar” en español

enrevesarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

enrevesar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽnreβ̞eˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer difícil, complicado o intrincado algo, de modo que no se puede entender, hacer o manejar de un modo fácil.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enrevesar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 enrevesar, spelled E-N-R-E-V-E-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer difícil, complicado o intrincado algo, de modo que no se puede entender, hacer o manejar de un modo fácil.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how enrevesar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. no puede pensarse en serio que tal complejidad sea consecuencia de una propensión voluntaria a enrevesar lo fácil

Antonyms

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 "enrevesar"?
"enrevesar" is spelled E-N-R-E-V-E-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnreβ̞eˈsaɾ].
What does "enrevesar" mean?
As a verb, "enrevesar" means: Hacer difícil, complicado o intrincado algo, de modo que no se puede entender, hacer o manejar de un modo fácil.
How do you pronounce "enrevesar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enrevesar" is [ẽnreβ̞eˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enrevesar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list