ensayística
Spanish, adjective[ẽnsaˈʝist̪ika]
ensayística is spelled E-N-S-A-Y-Í-S-T-I-C-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 106,207th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ensayística is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “feminine singular of ensayístico” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ensayística mean in English?
adjective
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femininefeminine singular of ensayístico
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Género literario que reúne el desarrollo de ideas en prosa presentadas con valor estético y persuasivo mediante diversas estrategias retóricas y expositivas. 2. Conjunto de obras de ensayística₁. 3. Arte y estrategias para cultivar el ensayo literario.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ensayística
- ensayísticas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ensayística?
- [ẽnsaˈʝist̪ika]
- [ẽnsaˈʃist̪ika]
- [ẽnsaˈʒist̪ika]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ensayística in Spanish?
ensayística appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).