emboscados

[ẽmbosˈkað̞os]

/[ẽmbosˈkað̞os]/ participle

The verdict

“emboscados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,318 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,318
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de emboscado, participio de emboscar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-emboscados · emboscados · Spanish

emboscados · rank #65,318 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,318
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH eléctricamente

Nearest frequency peer: eléctricamente (-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 “emboscados”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emboscados
PropertyValue
Headwordemboscados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[ẽmbosˈkað̞os]
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,318
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “emboscados” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.emboscadoscae 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: “eléctricamente” (#65,317), “emparentada” (#65,319), “encabezará” (#65,320). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “emboscados” va en #65,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emboscados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,318 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [ẽmbosˈkað̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de emboscado, participio de emboscar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for emboscados, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is emboscados, spelled E-M-B-O-S-C-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de emboscado, participio de emboscar.

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 "emboscados"?
"emboscados" is spelled E-M-B-O-S-C-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbosˈkað̞os].
What does "emboscados" mean?
As a participle, "emboscados" means: Forma del plural de emboscado, participio de emboscar.
How do you pronounce "emboscados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emboscados" is [ẽmbosˈkað̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emboscados" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emboscados", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list