embarras
/ɒmbəˈɹɑː/obsolete
embarras is spelled E-M-B-A-R-R-A-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, embarras means “Embarrassment; confusion, uncertainty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in embarras?
| Letters | 8: E-M-B-A-R-R-A-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is embarras?
Embarras appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 embarras?
- UK /ɒmbəˈɹɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with embarras?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as embarras from its last stressed vowel (/ɑ/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does embarras mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicEmbarrassment; confusion, uncertainty.
I […] envy & sympathise–being in all sorts of embarrass now, myself, over the finish of many things.
- 2
archaicAn embarrassment; an obstacle or hindrance.
- 3
archaicEmbarrassment; intense social awkwardness.
- 4
CanadaUSarchaicA clump of driftwood obstructing a waterway.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does embarras come from?
From French embarras.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).