envenenar

/[ẽmbeneˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,494

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

envenenar is aSpanishverb. It means: Intoxicar, causar daño por consumir una substancia tóxica. Pronounced [ẽmbeneˈnaɾ]. Often confused with envenena and envenenado.

Key facts for envenenar
PropertyValue
Headwordenvenenar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmbeneˈnaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,494
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for envenenar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽmbeneˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,494 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for envenenar, with forms such as "enbenenar", "enevnenar", and "ennvenenar". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "envenena", "envenenado", "envenenada", 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 envenenar, spelled E-N-V-E-N-E-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intoxicar, causar daño por consumir una substancia tóxica.
  2. 2
    Hacer artilugios en una máquina a fin de obtener un rendimiento superior.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enbenenar,enevnenar,ennvenenar,enveennar,enveneanr,envenenarr,envenennar,envenenra,envennear,envennenar,envneenar,envvenenar,evnenenar,nevenenar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for envenenar

Misspelling Variants of "envenenar"

enbenenar9enevnenar9ennvenenar10enveennar9enveneanr9envenenarr10envenennar10envenenra9
Misspelling Variants of "envenenar"

Frequency rank: #35,494 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "envenenar"?
"envenenar" is spelled E-N-V-E-N-E-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbeneˈnaɾ].
What does "envenenar" mean?
As a verb, "envenenar" means: Intoxicar, causar daño por consumir una substancia tóxica.
What words are commonly confused with "envenenar"?
"envenenar" is commonly confused with "envenena", "envenenado", "envenenada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "envenenar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envenenar" is [ẽmbeneˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envenenar" come from?
"envenenar" 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.