empalagoso

[ẽmpalaˈɣ̞oso]

/[ẽmpalaˈɣ̞oso]/ adj

The verdict

“empalagoso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,525 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,525
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de un alimento que empalaga (causa fastidio o hastío), usualmente por ser demasiado dulce.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empalagoso · empalagoso · Spanish

empalagoso · rank #68,525 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,525
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH emitimos

Nearest frequency peer: emitimos (-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 “empalagoso”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for empalagoso
PropertyValue
Headwordempalagoso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ẽmpalaˈɣ̞oso]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,525
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “empalagoso” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).empalagosocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “emitimos” (#68,524), “empezase” (#68,526), “embestidas” (#68,523). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empalagoso” va en #68,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empalagoso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,525 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞oso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for empalagoso in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 empalagoso, spelled E-M-P-A-L-A-G-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de un alimento que empalaga (causa fastidio o hastío), usualmente por ser demasiado dulce.
  2. 2
    Se dice de alguien que causa fastidio por ser excesiva o afectadamente dulce o amable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how empalagoso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Generalmente el exceso de azúcar resulta demasiado empalagoso.
  2. Tu amiga es una empalagosa, me aburre por ser excesivamente cariñosa

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "empalagoso"?
"empalagoso" is spelled E-M-P-A-L-A-G-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞oso].
What does "empalagoso" mean?
As an adjective, "empalagoso" means: Se dice de un alimento que empalaga (causa fastidio o hastío), usualmente por ser demasiado dulce.
How do you pronounce "empalagoso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empalagoso" is [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞oso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empalagoso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list