embrollar

[ẽmbɾoˈʝaɾ]

/[ẽmbɾoˈʝaɾ]/ verb

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.

Key facts for embrollar
PropertyValue
Headwordembrollar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmbɾoˈʝaɾ]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “embrollar” en español

embrollarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Hacer que un asunto o una situación sea o resulte más complicado o confuso de lo normal.
  2. 2
    Adueñarse de algo usando el engaño o de modo fraudulento.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "embrollar"?
"embrollar" is spelled E-M-B-R-O-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbɾoˈʝaɾ].
What does "embrollar" mean?
As a verb, "embrollar" means: Hacer que un asunto o una situación sea o resulte más complicado o confuso de lo normal.
How do you pronounce "embrollar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embrollar" is [ẽmbɾoˈʝaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embrollar" come from?
"embrollar" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list