# embargo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmˈbɑɹɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #19,322

## Definitions
1. An order by the government prohibiting ships from leaving port.
2. A ban on trade with another country.
3. A temporary ban on making certain information public.
4. A heavy burden or severe constraint on action or expenditure.

## Etymology
From Spanish embargar (“to arrest”), from late Latin *imbarricāre (“to bar”), from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra (“bar, barrier”).

## Easily confused with
- **embark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/embargo-vs-embark)
- **embryo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/embargo-vs-embryo)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ebmargo`, `emabrgo`, `embagro`, `embarggo`, `embarog`, `embarrgo`, `embbargo`, `embrago`, `emmbargo`, `mebargo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/embargo