ensancharse
[ẽnsãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾse]
The verdict
“ensancharse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer más grande la propia anchura (la menor de las dimensiones de una figura plana) de algo; hacerse más ancho.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ensancharse · ensancharse · Spanish
ensancharse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ensancharse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽnsãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾse] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ensancharse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ensancharse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽnsãnʲˈt͡ʃaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
ensancharse has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ensancharse, spelled E-N-S-A-N-C-H-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Hacer más grande la propia anchura (la menor de las dimensiones de una figura plana) de algo; hacerse más ancho.
- 2Afectar vanidad, pretensión, gravedad o sentido de superioridad,
- 3No aceptar fácilmente algo que se le pide a uno; hacerse de rogar.
- 4Extender mucho la exposición de un tema, cubriendo detalles posiblemente innecesarios o que llevan mucho tiempo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ensancharse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El Padre Schoto se ensanchó en la explicación e ilustración de las alusiones
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.