empachado

[ẽmpaˈt͡ʃað̞o]

/[ẽmpaˈt͡ʃað̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“empachado” 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) - Participio de empachar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empachado · empachado · Spanish

empachado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 empachado
PropertyValue
Headwordempachado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmpaˈt͡ʃað̞o]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “empachado” en español

empachadoqueda 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

empachado is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmpaˈt͡ʃað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de empachar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for empachado in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is empachado, spelled E-M-P-A-C-H-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de empachar.

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 "empachado"?
"empachado" is spelled E-M-P-A-C-H-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpaˈt͡ʃað̞o].
What does "empachado" mean?
As a verb, "empachado" means: Participio de empachar.
How do you pronounce "empachado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empachado" is [ẽmpaˈt͡ʃað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empachado" come from?
"empachado" 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