empalagoso
[ẽmpalaˈɣ̞oso]
The verdict
“empalagoso” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #68,525 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #68,525
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dice de un alimento que empalaga (causa fastidio o hastío), usualmente por ser demasiado dulce.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empalagoso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞oso] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #68,525 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empalagoso” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for empalagoso is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞oso]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,525 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Se dice de un alimento que empalaga (causa fastidio o hastío), usualmente por ser demasiado dulce.
- 2Se dice de alguien que causa fastidio por ser excesiva o afectadamente dulce o amable.
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.
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Using “empalagoso”
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-O-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽmpalaˈɣ̞oso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.