embarcar

[ẽmbaɾˈkaɾ]

/[ẽmbaɾˈkaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“embarcar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,633. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,633
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ingresar o introducir personas o mercancías en un barco, avión, tren u otro medio de transporte para viajar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-embarcar · embarcar · Spanish

embarcar · rank #32,633 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,633
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ema

Nearest frequency peer: Ema (-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 “embarcar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “embarcar” 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).

embarcar vs empacar
75% similar
embarcar vs enmarcar
75% similar
embarcar vs embarcarse
80% similar

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

Key facts for embarcar
PropertyValue
Headwordembarcar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmbaɾˈkaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,633
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “embarcar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.embarcarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Ema” (#32,632), “Eliseo” (#32,630), “encaminado” (#32,636). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “embarcar” va en #32,633. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around embarcar (IPA [ẽmbaɾˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,633 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for embarcar, with forms such as "ebmarcar", "emabrcar", and "embacrar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "empacar", "enmarcar", "embarcarse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is embarcar, spelled E-M-B-A-R-C-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ingresar o introducir personas o mercancías en un barco, avión, tren u otro medio de transporte para viajar.
  2. 2
    Indicar un buque como destino a alguien.
  3. 3
    Participar o intervenir una persona en una empresa difícil o peligrosa.
  4. 4
    Retrasarse mucho o no ir a una cita. Dejar esperando sin dar explicaciones.
  5. 5
    Perder una pelota u objeto parecido tras una valla o en un tejado después de un patadón o similar.

Synonyms

aventurarsearriesgarse

This word in other languages

embark(English)embarquer(Français)embarcar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ebmarcar
  • emabrcar
  • embacrar
  • embaracr
  • embarcarr
  • embarccar
  • embarcra
  • embarrcar
  • embbarcar
  • embracar
  • emmbarcar
  • emvarcar
  • mebarcar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ebmarcar2emabrcar2embacrar2embaracr2embarcarr1embarccar1embarcra2embarrcar1
Edit distance from "embarcar"

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 "embarcar"?
"embarcar" is spelled E-M-B-A-R-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbaɾˈkaɾ].
What does "embarcar" mean?
As a verb, "embarcar" means: Ingresar o introducir personas o mercancías en un barco, avión, tren u otro medio de transporte para viajar.
What words are commonly confused with "embarcar"?
"embarcar" is commonly confused with "empacar", "enmarcar", "embarcarse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "embarcar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embarcar" is [ẽmbaɾˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embarcar" come from?
"embarcar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ebriedad#32,629dormirse#32,626escapaba#32,644destapar#32,615

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

encíclica13 variantsestimulan13 variantsdeberíais13 variantsgrabador13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list