embarca

[ẽmˈbaɾka]

/[ẽmˈbaɾka]/ verb

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The verdict

“embarca” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,274. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,274
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de embarcar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-embarca · embarca · Spanish

embarca · rank #40,274 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,274
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH embarcaron

Nearest frequency peer: embarcaron (+1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “embarca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “embarca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

embarca vs embargo
71% similar
embarca vs enmarca
71% similar
embarca vs embarcar
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for embarca
PropertyValue
Headwordembarca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmˈbaɾka]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,274
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “embarca”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).embarcacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “embarcaron” (#40,275), “Eliana” (#40,272), “eme” (#40,276). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “embarca” va en #40,274. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around embarca (IPA [ẽmˈbaɾka]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,274 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for embarca, with forms such as "ebmarca", "emabrca", and "embacra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "embargo", "enmarca", "embarcar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is embarca, spelled E-M-B-A-R-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de embarcar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de embarcar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmarca
  • emabrca
  • embacra
  • embarac
  • embarcca
  • embarrca
  • embbarca
  • embraca
  • emmbarca
  • emvarca
  • mebarca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of embarca - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ebmarca2emabrca2embacra2embarac2embarcca1embarrca1embbarca1embraca2
Edit distance from "embarca"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "embarca"?
"embarca" is spelled E-M-B-A-R-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmˈbaɾka].
What does "embarca" mean?
As a verb, "embarca" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de embarcar.
What words are commonly confused with "embarca"?
"embarca" is commonly confused with "embargo", "enmarca", "embarcar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "embarca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embarca" is [ẽmˈbaɾka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embarca" come from?
"embarca" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "embarca", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eastern#40,269despeje#40,248exhorto#40,301expidió#40,302

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

enterando11 variantsdichosos11 variantsestirado11 variantsdarling11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list