empacho

[ẽmˈpat͡ʃo]

/[ẽmˈpat͡ʃo]/ verb

The verdict

“empacho” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,217 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,217
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de empachar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empacho · empacho · Spanish

empacho · rank #50,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,217
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH emoticones

Nearest frequency peer: emoticones (-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 “empacho”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for empacho
PropertyValue
Headwordempacho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmˈpat͡ʃo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,217
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “empacho” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.empachocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “emoticones” (#50,216), “empeñada” (#50,218), “elevaba” (#50,215). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empacho” va en #50,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empacho is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,217 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmˈpat͡ʃo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de empachar.".

Zero misspellings are on record for empacho in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is empacho, spelled E-M-P-A-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de empachar.

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 "empacho"?
"empacho" is spelled E-M-P-A-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmˈpat͡ʃo].
What does "empacho" mean?
As a verb, "empacho" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de empachar.
How do you pronounce "empacho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empacho" is [ẽmˈpat͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empacho" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empacho", 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