embestidas

[ẽmbesˈt̪ið̞as]

/[ẽmbesˈt̪ið̞as]/ participle

The verdict

“embestidas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,523 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,523
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de embestido, participio de embestir.

Key facts for embestidas
PropertyValue
Headwordembestidas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[ẽmbesˈt̪ið̞as]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,523
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “embestidas” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). embestidas lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embestidas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,523 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [ẽmbesˈt̪ið̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de embestido, participio de embestir.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for embestidas, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 embestidas, spelled E-M-B-E-S-T-I-D-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de embestido, participio de embestir.

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 "embestidas"?
"embestidas" is spelled E-M-B-E-S-T-I-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbesˈt̪ið̞as].
What does "embestidas" mean?
As a participle, "embestidas" means: Forma del femenino plural de embestido, participio de embestir.
How do you pronounce "embestidas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embestidas" is [ẽmbesˈt̪ið̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embestidas" come from?
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Using “embestidas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-M-B-E-S-T-I-D-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽmbesˈt̪ið̞as] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list