embargar

[ẽmbaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[ẽmbaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“embargar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,858 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,858
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embarazar, impedir, detener.

Corpus desk

Index ES-embargar · embargar · Spanish

embargar · rank #54,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,858
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH embarazar

Nearest frequency peer: embarazar (-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 “embargar”

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 “embargar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for embargar
PropertyValue
Headwordembargar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmbaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “embargar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).embargarcae 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: “embarazar” (#54,857), “empobrecida” (#54,859), “elogiada” (#54,856). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “embargar” va en #54,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embargar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,858 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmbaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for embargar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is embargar, spelled E-M-B-A-R-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Embarazar, impedir, detener.
  2. 2
    Suspender, paralizar. Dícese de algunas cosas, como los sentidos, potencias del alma, etc.
  3. 3
    Retener una cosa o un bien, en virtud de un mandamiento judicial.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how embargar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cuesta imaginar el abatimiento que me embargaba al ver cómo me alejaba de mi querida isla hacia el vasto mar, ….
  2. abren la puerta, y entran a embargar la hacienda de mi amo hasta ser pagados de su deuda. Anduvieron toda la casa y halláronla desembarazada, como he contado.

This word in other languages

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 "embargar"?
"embargar" is spelled E-M-B-A-R-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbaɾˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "embargar" mean?
As a verb, "embargar" means: Embarazar, impedir, detener.
How do you pronounce "embargar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embargar" is [ẽmbaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embargar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list