empalagar
[ẽmpalaˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“empalagar” 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) - Formar el agua un charco o estanque de gran tamaño
Corpus desk
Index ES-empalagar · empalagar · Spanish
empalagar · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empalagar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “empalagar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
empalagar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for empalagar in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is empalagar, spelled E-M-P-A-L-A-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Formar el agua un charco o estanque de gran tamaño
- 2Por extensión, inutilizar temporalmente un estanque un molino
- 3Por extensión, inundar el agua una mina
- 4Por extensión, cegar los residuos una cañería
- 5Trastornar la digestión un exceso de alimento
- 6Por extensión, causar hastío un alimento, especialmente si es dulce
- 7Por extensión, causar hastío una persona o actitud por su artificio o sentimentalismo
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.