enrolar
[ẽnroˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“enrolar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Registrar a alguien como miembro tripulante en un barco mercante.
Corpus desk
Index ES-enrolar · enrolar · Spanish
enrolar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enrolar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽnroˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “enrolar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
enrolar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽnroˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for enrolar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is enrolar, spelled E-N-R-O-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Registrar a alguien como miembro tripulante en un barco mercante.
- 2Inscribir o afiliar a alguien a un partido político o a una causa, generalmente con algún interés encubierto.
- 3Liar un porro.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how enrolar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El papa calló. Abrazó a Zaffaroni y la prensa difundió la imagen de dos ancianos sonrientes. ¡Los jueces aprobaron un documento que denunciaba el lawfare con las palabras del papa! Cristina lo posteó en redes sociales: había enrolado a Bergoglio para su causa. ¿O él la había enrolado a ella en la suya?
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.