empalagar
[ẽmpalaˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“empalagar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Formar el agua un charco o estanque de gran tamaño
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empalagar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empalagar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for empalagar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞aɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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Using “empalagar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-M-P-A-L-A-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.