enseñar

/[ẽnseˈɲaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,551

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

enseñar is aSpanishverb. It means: Ayudar o hacer a alguien aprender. Pronounced [ẽnseˈɲaɾ]. It ranks #3,551 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with enseño and enseñé.

Key facts for enseñar
PropertyValue
Headwordenseñar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽnseˈɲaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,551
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of enseñar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for enseñar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽnseˈɲaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,551 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for enseñar, with forms such as "enceñar", "enesñar", and "ennseñar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "enseño", "enseñé", "enterar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is enseñar, spelled E-N-S-E-Ñ-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ayudar o hacer a alguien aprender.
  2. 2
    Mostrar algo a alguien.
  3. 3
    Indicar, dar señas de una cosa.
  4. 4
    Dejar aparecer, dejar ver una cosa involuntariamente.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enceñar,enesñar,ennseñar,enseañr,enseñarr,enseñra,ensseñar,ensñear,esneñar,neseñar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for enseñar

Misspelling Variants of "enseñar"

enceñar7enesñar7ennseñar8enseañr7enseñarr8enseñra7ensseñar8ensñear7
Misspelling Variants of "enseñar"

Frequency rank: #3,551 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enseñar"?
"enseñar" is spelled E-N-S-E-Ñ-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽnseˈɲaɾ].
What does "enseñar" mean?
As a verb, "enseñar" means: Ayudar o hacer a alguien aprender.
What words are commonly confused with "enseñar"?
"enseñar" is commonly confused with "enseño", "enseñé", "enterar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enseñar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enseñar" is [ẽnseˈɲaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enseñar" come from?
"enseñar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.