entierro

/[ẽn̪ˈt̪jero]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,844

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

entierro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acto o resultado de enterrar. Pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪jero]. Often confused with entierros and entero.

Key facts for entierro
PropertyValue
Headwordentierro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽn̪ˈt̪jero]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,844
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for entierro is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽn̪ˈt̪jero]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,844 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for entierro, with forms such as "eniterro", "enntierro", and "enteirro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "entierros", "entero", "encerró", 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 entierro, spelled E-N-T-I-E-R-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acto o resultado de enterrar.
  2. 2
    Comitiva que acompaña un féretro hacia el lugar de enterramiento.
  3. 3
    Ceremonia en la que se procede a enterrar un fallecido.
  4. 4
    Lugar en el que se ha enterrado un muerto.
  5. 5
    Lugar en el que se ha enterrado un tesoro.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eniterro,enntierro,enteirro,entiero,entieror,entirero,enttierro,etnierro,netierro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entierro

Misspelling Variants of "entierro"

eniterro8enntierro9enteirro8entiero7entieror8entirero8enttierro9etnierro8
Misspelling Variants of "entierro"

Frequency rank: #10,844 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entierro"?
"entierro" is spelled E-N-T-I-E-R-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn̪ˈt̪jero].
What does "entierro" mean?
As a noun, "entierro" means: Acto o resultado de enterrar.
What words are commonly confused with "entierro"?
"entierro" is commonly confused with "entierros", "entero", "encerró". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entierro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entierro" is [ẽn̪ˈt̪jero]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entierro" come from?
"entierro" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.