encobrir
/ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾiɾ/, /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾi/
The verdict
“encobrir” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #22,301 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #22,301
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - impedir que se veja
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encobrir |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾiɾ/, /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #22,301 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encobrir” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for encobrir is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾiɾ/, /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾi/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,301 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for encobrir, with forms such as "ecnobrir", "encborir", and "enccobrir". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is encobrir, spelled E-N-C-O-B-R-I-R.
Definition
- 1impedir que se veja
- 2não permitir ouvir ou enxergar direito
- 3deixar de mostrar
- 4guardar para si
- 5ter sob seu domínio algo obtido ilicitamente ou de forma duvidosa
- 6oferecer pouso a
- 7ficar tomado de nuvens
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecnobrir,encborir,enccobrir,encobbrir,encobirr,encobrirr,encobrri,encobrrir,encorbir,enncobrir,enocbrir,necobrir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encobrir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “encobrir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-C-O-B-R-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾiɾ/, /ẽŋ.kʊˈbɾi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.