enrugar

verb

The verdict

“enrugar” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - causar ou criar rugas

Key facts for enrugar
PropertyValue
Headwordenrugar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enrugar” sits in Portuguese frequency

enrugar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for enrugar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “enrugar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-N-R-U-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list