empanadilla
[ẽmpanaˈð̞iʝa]
The verdict
“empanadilla” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masa rellena de carne picada y otros ingredientes en forma de tortilla que posteriormente se fríe en aceite hirviendo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-empanadilla · empanadilla · Spanish
empanadilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | empanadilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ẽmpanaˈð̞iʝa] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “empanadilla” en español
Rare enough to double-check
empanadilla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽmpanaˈð̞iʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masa rellena de carne picada y otros ingredientes en forma de tortilla que posteriormente se fríe en aceite hirviendo.".
Zero misspellings are on record for empanadilla in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is empanadilla, spelled E-M-P-A-N-A-D-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Masa rellena de carne picada y otros ingredientes en forma de tortilla que posteriormente se fríe en aceite hirviendo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how empanadilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Levin regresaba de la caza, como antes dijimos, con intenso apetito y, recordando con tal precisión las ricas empanadillas que les había cocinado su mujer, que, al acercarse a la casa, percibía ya el olor y el gusto en la boca, de igual modo que su perra percibía el olfato de la caza
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.