envainar

[ẽmbajˈnaɾ]

/[ẽmbajˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“envainar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Guardar un arma blanca en su funda o vaina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-envainar · envainar · Spanish

envainar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for envainar
PropertyValue
Headwordenvainar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmbajˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “envainar” en español

envainarno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

envainar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmbajˈnaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Guardar un arma blanca en su funda o vaina.
  2. 2
    Guardar cualquier otra cosa en su funda, a modo de vaina.
  3. 3
    Meter a una persona en problemas o líos (vainas).
  4. 4
    Causar daño, molestia o fastidio.

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Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "envainar"?
"envainar" is spelled E-N-V-A-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbajˈnaɾ].
What does "envainar" mean?
As a verb, "envainar" means: Guardar un arma blanca en su funda o vaina.
How do you pronounce "envainar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envainar" is [ẽmbajˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envainar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list