embestir

[ẽmbesˈt̪iɾ]

/[ẽmbesˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“embestir” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,690 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,690
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entrar con fuerza en el espacio que ocupa otra cosa o persona.

Corpus desk

Index ES-embestir · embestir · Spanish

embestir · rank #67,690 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,690
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH electrocutado

Nearest frequency peer: electrocutado (-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 “embestir”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for embestir
PropertyValue
Headwordembestir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmbesˈt̪iɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,690
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “embestir” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.embestircae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “electrocutado” (#67,689), “electiva” (#67,688), “emocionadas” (#67,692). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “embestir” va en #67,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embestir is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,690 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmbesˈt̪iɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for embestir, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 embestir, spelled E-M-B-E-S-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entrar con fuerza en el espacio que ocupa otra cosa o persona.
  2. 2
    Realizar algo con violencia sobre otra persona u objeto.

Synonyms

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 "embestir"?
"embestir" is spelled E-M-B-E-S-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbesˈt̪iɾ].
What does "embestir" mean?
As a verb, "embestir" means: Entrar con fuerza en el espacio que ocupa otra cosa o persona.
How do you pronounce "embestir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embestir" is [ẽmbesˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embestir" come from?
"embestir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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