entre rejas
[ˈẽn̪t̪ɾe ˈrexas]
The verdict
“entre rejas” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En prisión.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entre rejas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾe ˈrexas] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entre rejas” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for entre rejas is 11 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾe ˈrexas]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "En prisión.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for entre rejas, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is entre rejas, spelled E-N-T-R-E- -R-E-J-A-S.
Definition
- 1En prisión.
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.
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Using “entre rejas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-T-R-E- -R-E-J-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾe ˈrexas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.