embuste

[ẽmˈbust̪e]

/[ẽmˈbust̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“embuste” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,587 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,587
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mentira disfrazada con argucias, generalmente conformando un relato artificioso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-embuste · embuste · Spanish

embuste · rank #64,587 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,587
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH emboscado

Nearest frequency peer: emboscado (-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 “embuste”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for embuste
PropertyValue
Headwordembuste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽmˈbust̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,587
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “embuste” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).embustecae 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: “emboscado” (#64,586), “encadena” (#64,588), “encadenadas” (#64,589). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “embuste” va en #64,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embuste is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,587 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽmˈbust̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for embuste, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is embuste, spelled E-M-B-U-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mentira disfrazada con argucias, generalmente conformando un relato artificioso.
  2. 2
    Mentira en general.

Synonyms

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 "embuste"?
"embuste" is spelled E-M-B-U-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmˈbust̪e].
What does "embuste" mean?
As a noun, "embuste" means: Mentira disfrazada con argucias, generalmente conformando un relato artificioso.
How do you pronounce "embuste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embuste" is [ẽmˈbust̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embuste" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list