envejeciendo

[ẽmbexeˈsjẽn̪d̪o]

/[ẽmbexeˈsjẽn̪d̪o]/ verb

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The verdict

“envejeciendo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,870 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,870
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerundio de envejecer.

Key facts for envejeciendo
PropertyValue
Headwordenvejeciendo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmbexeˈsjẽn̪d̪o]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “envejeciendo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). envejeciendo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

envejeciendo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,870 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmbexeˈsjẽn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de envejecer.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for envejeciendo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is envejeciendo, spelled E-N-V-E-J-E-C-I-E-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio de envejecer.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "envejeciendo"?
"envejeciendo" is spelled E-N-V-E-J-E-C-I-E-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbexeˈsjẽn̪d̪o].
What does "envejeciendo" mean?
As a verb, "envejeciendo" means: Gerundio de envejecer.
How do you pronounce "envejeciendo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envejeciendo" is [ẽmbexeˈsjẽn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envejeciendo" come from?
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Using “envejeciendo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-V-E-J-E-C-I-E-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽmbexeˈsjẽn̪d̪o] (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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list