embarga

[ẽmˈbaɾɣ̞a]

/[ẽmˈbaɾɣ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“embarga” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,880 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,880
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

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 embargar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-embarga · embarga · Spanish

embarga · rank #52,880 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,880
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH elijamos

Nearest frequency peer: elijamos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “embarga”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “embarga” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for embarga
PropertyValue
Headwordembarga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmˈbaɾɣ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “embarga” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).embargacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “elijamos” (#52,879), “embrionario” (#52,881), “elf” (#52,878). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “embarga” va en #52,880. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embarga is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,880 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmˈbaɾɣ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for embarga, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is embarga, spelled E-M-B-A-R-G-A.

Definition

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

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 "embarga"?
"embarga" is spelled E-M-B-A-R-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmˈbaɾɣ̞a].
What does "embarga" mean?
As a verb, "embarga" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de embargar.
How do you pronounce "embarga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embarga" is [ẽmˈbaɾɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embarga" come from?
"embarga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list