enseña

[ẽnˈseɲa]

/[ẽnˈseɲa]/ noun

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The verdict

“enseña” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,510. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,510
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Emblema, señal, imagen, medalla o bandera que identifica a una institución, grupo, marca, rango, etcétera, y sirve como distintivo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ensena · enseña · Spanish

enseña · rank #4,510 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,510
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enormes

Nearest frequency peer: enormes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “enseña”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “enseña” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enseña vs escena
50% similar
enseña vs entera
67% similar
enseña vs enseño
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for enseña
PropertyValue
Headwordenseña
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽnˈseɲa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,510
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “enseña”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).enseñacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “enormes” (#4,509), “falsas” (#4,511), “embarazada” (#4,508). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “enseña” va en #4,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around enseña (IPA [ẽnˈseɲa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,510 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Emblema, señal, imagen, medalla o bandera que identifica a una institución, grupo, marca, rango, etcétera, y sirve como distintivo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for enseña, with forms such as "enceña", "enesña", and "ennseña". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "escena", "entera", "enseño", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is enseña, spelled E-N-S-E-Ñ-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emblema, señal, imagen, medalla o bandera que identifica a una institución, grupo, marca, rango, etcétera, y sirve como distintivo.

Synonyms

estandarteinsignia

This word in other languages

ensign(English)Fahne(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enceña
  • enesña
  • ennseña
  • enseañ
  • ensseña
  • ensñea
  • esneña
  • neseña

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enseña - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

enceña1enesña2ennseña1enseañ2ensseña1ensñea2esneña2neseña2
Edit distance from "enseña"

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

How do you spell "enseña"?
"enseña" is spelled E-N-S-E-Ñ-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnˈseɲa].
What does "enseña" mean?
As a noun, "enseña" means: Emblema, señal, imagen, medalla o bandera que identifica a una institución, grupo, marca, rango, etcétera, y sirve como distintivo.
What words are commonly confused with "enseña"?
"enseña" is commonly confused with "escena", "entera", "enseño". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enseña"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enseña" is [ẽnˈseɲa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enseña" come from?
"enseña" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enseña", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

falsas#4,511diaria#4,505latino#4,521llenos#4,522

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Kevin8 variantscubre8 variantscorreos8 variantscitas8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list