# enredar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From en- +‎ ret (“net”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ən.rəˈða]
* IPA: (Valencia) [en.reˈðaɾ]

### Verb

enredar (first-person singular present enredo, first-person singular preterite enredí, past participle enredat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
* (transitive) to entangle (twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated)
* (figurative, transitive) to embroil (to draw into a situation)

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “enredar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “enredar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “enredar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “enredar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

en- (“in”) +‎ rede (“net”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /enreˈðaɾ/

### Verb

enredar (first-person singular present enredo, first-person singular preterite enredei, past participle enredado)
* (transitive) to entangle (twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated)
    Synonyms: embrollar, enmarañar, ensarillar
* (transitive) to waste somebody's time
    Non te quero enredar... ― I don't want to waste your time...
* (pronominal) to get entangled
    Synonyms: embrollar, enmarañar, ensarillar
* (intransitive) to take time
* (intransitive) to chat or procrastinate; to waste time
    Synonyms: laretar, parolar, perder o tempo
* (intransitive, of children) to play
    Synonym: xogar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* enredo

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enredar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “enredar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “enredar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “enredar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “enredar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From en- +‎ rede (“net”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁeˈda(ʁ)/ [ẽ.heˈda(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁeˈda(ʁ)/ [ĩ.heˈda(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁeˈda(ʁ)/ [ẽ.heˈda(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁeˈda(ʁ)/ [ĩ.heˈda(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁeˈda(ɾ)/ [ẽ.heˈda(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁeˈda(ɾ)/ [ĩ.heˈda(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁeˈda(ʁ)/ [ẽ.χeˈda(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁeˈda(ʁ)/ [ĩ.χeˈda(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ʁeˈda(ɻ)/ [ẽ.heˈda(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ʁeˈda(ɻ)/ [ĩ.heˈda(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.ʁɨˈdaɾ/ [ẽ.ʁɨˈðaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.ʁɨˈdaɾ/ [ẽ.ʁɨˈðaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ẽ.ʁɨˈda.ɾi/ [ẽ.ʁɨˈða.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: en‧re‧dar

### Verb

enredar (first-person singular present enredo, first-person singular preterite enredei, past participle enredado)
* to benet (to catch in a net)
* to entangle (twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated)
    Synonyms: emaranhar, embaraçar, enrascar
    Antonyms: desemaranhar, desembaraçar, desenredar, desenrascar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Coordinate terms

* (to benet): arpoar, fisgar

#### Related terms

* enredadeiro
* enredadiço
* enredado
* enredador
* enredamento
* enredo
* rede

## Spanish
### Etymology

From en- +‎ red (“net”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /enreˈdaɾ/ [ẽn.reˈð̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: en‧re‧dar

### Verb

enredar (first-person singular present enredo, first-person singular preterite enredé, past participle enredado)
* to entangle, to tangle
* to confuse
* to embroil
* (reflexive) to get tangled up, to become entangled

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* desenredar
* enredamiento
* enredo

### Further reading

* “enredar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10