embrollón

[ẽmbɾoˈʝõn]

/[ẽmbɾoˈʝõn]/ adj

The verdict

“embrollón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Que causa embrollos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-embrollon · embrollón · Spanish

embrollón · 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 embrollón
PropertyValue
Headwordembrollón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ẽmbɾoˈʝõn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “embrollón” en español

embrollónno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

embrollón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ẽmbɾoˈʝõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que causa embrollos.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for embrollón in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is embrollón, spelled E-M-B-R-O-L-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que causa embrollos.

Synonyms

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 "embrollón"?
"embrollón" is spelled E-M-B-R-O-L-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbɾoˈʝõn].
What does "embrollón" mean?
As an adjective, "embrollón" means: Que causa embrollos.
How do you pronounce "embrollón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embrollón" is [ẽmbɾoˈʝõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embrollón" come from?
"embrollón" 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