Polyglot Dictionary

enredar

/enreˈðaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
enredo
preterite (yo)
enredé
past participle
enredado

Meaning

  1. to tangle

    • El viento enredó mi pelo.

      The wind tangled my hair.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

enmarañar

enmarañar and enredar are close synonyms for "to tangle," literally hair or thread, or figuratively a situation, interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

emaranhar

emaranhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to tangle."

Practice

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