embalar
[ẽmbaˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“embalar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,101 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,101
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer fardos o balas de ropa, papel u otros generos para embarcarlos o transportarlos de una parte a otra.
Corpus desk
Index ES-embalar · embalar · Spanish
embalar · rank #66,101 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,101
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH eliminaba
Nearest frequency peer: eliminaba (-2 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “embalar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- efectúen
efectúen
33,905 corpus weight
- ejidal
ejidal
33,903 corpus weight
- eliminaba
eliminaba
33,902 corpus weight
- embalar
embalar
33,900 corpus weight
- empacado
empacado
33,898 corpus weight
- empecinado
empecinado
33,896 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “embalar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embalar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmbaˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,101 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “embalar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
embalar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,101 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmbaˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for embalar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is embalar, spelled E-M-B-A-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer fardos o balas de ropa, papel u otros generos para embarcarlos o transportarlos de una parte a otra.
- 2Espantar a los peces para que caigan en la red.
- 3Poner a otra persona en una situación complicada sin su consentimiento.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how embalar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El faltón de Luis me embaló con la policía.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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