envainar
[ẽmbajˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“envainar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Guardar un arma blanca en su funda o vaina.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | envainar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmbajˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “envainar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for envainar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽmbajˈnaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for envainar in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is envainar, spelled E-N-V-A-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Guardar un arma blanca en su funda o vaina.
- 2Guardar cualquier otra cosa en su funda, a modo de vaina.
- 3Meter a una persona en problemas o líos (vainas).
- 4Causar daño, molestia o fastidio.
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 “envainar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-V-A-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽmbajˈnaɾ] (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.