embolsar
[ẽmbolˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“embolsar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Guardar una cosa en una bolsa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-embolsar · embolsar · Spanish
embolsar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embolsar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmbolˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “embolsar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
embolsar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmbolˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for embolsar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is embolsar, spelled E-M-B-O-L-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1Guardar una cosa en una bolsa.
- 2Dicho del arquero: asegurarse completamente la posesión de la pelota abrazándola contra su pecho con sus dos brazos.
- 3Cobrar (obtener dinero).
- 4Aislar una parte del ejército enemigo.
- 5Reembolsar.
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.