embarrancar
[ẽmbarãŋˈkaɾ]
The verdict
“embarrancar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Varar una embarcación encallando en el fondo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embarrancar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmbarãŋˈkaɾ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “embarrancar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
embarrancar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmbarãŋˈkaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for embarrancar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is embarrancar, spelled E-M-B-A-R-R-A-N-C-A-R.
Definition
- 1Varar una embarcación encallando en el fondo
- 2Atascarse o atollarse en un barranco o terreno abrupto
- 3Por extensión, atascarse₂ en una situación de la cual no se puede salir sin ayuda
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “embarrancar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-M-B-A-R-R-A-N-C-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽmbarãŋˈkaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.