embarrar

[ẽmbaˈraɾ]

/[ẽmbaˈraɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“embarrar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,763 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,763
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Introducir el extremo de una barra o espeque entre un objeto firme y otro que se quiere mover.

Corpus desk

Index ES-embarrar · embarrar · Spanish

embarrar · rank #87,763 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,763
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH electrólisis

Nearest frequency peer: electrólisis (-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 “embarrar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for embarrar
PropertyValue
Headwordembarrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmbaˈraɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “embarrar” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).embarrarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “electrólisis” (#87,762), “embassy” (#87,764), “Eis” (#87,761). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “embarrar” va en #87,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embarrar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,763 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmbaˈraɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for embarrar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is embarrar, spelled E-M-B-A-R-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Introducir el extremo de una barra o espeque entre un objeto firme y otro que se quiere mover.
  2. 2
    Acorralar o arrinconar al enemigo de modo que no pueda huir.

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 "embarrar"?
"embarrar" is spelled E-M-B-A-R-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbaˈraɾ].
What does "embarrar" mean?
As a verb, "embarrar" means: Introducir el extremo de una barra o espeque entre un objeto firme y otro que se quiere mover.
How do you pronounce "embarrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embarrar" is [ẽmbaˈraɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "embarrar", 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