embarrar
[ẽmbaˈraɾ]
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
- Eis
Eis
12,240 corpus weight
- electrólisis
electrólisis
12,239 corpus weight
- embarrar
embarrar
12,238 corpus weight
- embassy
embassy
12,237 corpus weight
- embolsado
embolsado
12,236 corpus weight
- embravecido
embravecido
12,235 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “embarrar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embarrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmbaˈraɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #87,763 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “embarrar” en español
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
- 1Introducir el extremo de una barra o espeque entre un objeto firme y otro que se quiere mover.
- 2Acorralar 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.
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