embarcadero
noun
embarcadero is spelled E-M-B-A-R-C-A-D-E-R-O: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, embarcadero means “A quay; a wharf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of embarcadero is embarcaderos.
How many letters and syllables are in embarcadero?
| Letters | 11: E-M-B-A-R-C-A-D-E-R-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is embarcadero?
Embarcadero appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce embarcadero?
Embarcadero has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of embarcadero
- embarcaderos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does embarcadero mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareA quay; a wharf.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does embarcadero come from?
Borrowed from Spanish embarcadero, from embarcar (“to embark”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).