enrugar

verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - causar ou criar rugas

Corpus desk

Index PT-enrugar · enrugar · Portuguese

enrugar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 enrugar
PropertyValue
Headwordenrugar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “enrugar” em português

enrugarestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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

Rare enough to double-check

enrugar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for enrugar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 enrugar, spelled E-N-R-U-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    causar ou criar rugas
  2. 2
    encher-se de rugas
  3. 3
    vincar-se
  4. 4
    arrugar-se
  5. 5
    encrespar-se
  6. 6
    franzir-se
  7. 7
    envelhecer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how enrugar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A velhice nos enruga a face.

Synonyms

corrugar

This word in other languages

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 "enrugar"?
"enrugar" is spelled E-N-R-U-G-A-R.
What does "enrugar" mean?
As a verb, "enrugar" means: causar ou criar rugas
What language does "enrugar" come from?
"enrugar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list