empapelar
[ẽmpapeˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“empapelar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,936 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,936
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Envolver en papel alguna cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-empapelar · empapelar · Spanish
empapelar · rank #80,936 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,936
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH empalmar
Nearest frequency peer: empalmar (-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 “empapelar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- embarcando
embarcando
19,068 corpus weight
- embaucador
embaucador
19,067 corpus weight
- empalmar
empalmar
19,066 corpus weight
- empapelar
empapelar
19,065 corpus weight
- emparedado
emparedado
19,064 corpus weight
- emplearán
emplearán
19,062 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “empapelar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empapelar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmpapeˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #80,936 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “empapelar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
empapelar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,936 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmpapeˈlaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for empapelar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is empapelar, spelled E-M-P-A-P-E-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Envolver en papel alguna cosa.
- 2Cubrir con papel una superficie, generalmente, una pared.
- 3Formar causa criminal a alguien o iniciarle un expediente.
This word in other languages
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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