embrollar
[ẽmbɾoˈʝaɾ]
The verdict
“embrollar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que un asunto o una situación sea o resulte más complicado o confuso de lo normal.
Corpus desk
Index ES-embrollar · embrollar · Spanish
embrollar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | embrollar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmbɾoˈʝaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “embrollar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
embrollar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmbɾoˈʝaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for embrollar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is embrollar, spelled E-M-B-R-O-L-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer que un asunto o una situación sea o resulte más complicado o confuso de lo normal.
- 2Adueñarse de algo usando el engaño o de modo fraudulento.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.