encrenca
/ẽ.ˈkɾẽ.kɐ/
The verdict
“encrenca” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,812
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - situação difícil, complicada, perigosa
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encrenca |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ẽ.ˈkɾẽ.kɐ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #33,812 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encrenca” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around encrenca (IPA /ẽ.ˈkɾẽ.kɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,812 among 2,493 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for encrenca, with forms such as "ecnrenca", "enccrenca", and "encernca". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is encrenca, spelled E-N-C-R-E-N-C-A.
Definition
- 1situação difícil, complicada, perigosa
- 2briga, desordem, conflito
- 3encrequilha
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ecnrenca
- enccrenca
- encernca
- encrecna
- encrenac
- encrencca
- encrennca
- encrneca
- encrrenca
- enncrenca
- enrcenca
- necrenca
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encrenca - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “encrenca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-C-R-E-N-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽ.ˈkɾẽ.kɐ/ (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
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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.