emparejar
[ẽmpaɾeˈxaɾ]
The verdict
“emparejar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #56,286 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #56,286
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unir o juntar dos cosas, animales o personas en pareja.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emparejar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmpaɾeˈxaɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #56,286 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “emparejar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for emparejar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽmpaɾeˈxaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,286 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for emparejar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is emparejar, spelled E-M-P-A-R-E-J-A-R.
Definition
- 1Unir o juntar dos cosas, animales o personas en pareja.
- 2Unir o juntar dos animales o personas para formar una pareja romántica o sexual.
- 3Nivelar o igualar el nivel de dos cosas.
- 4Juntar puertas, ventanas u otras aperturas para ajustarlas, por ejemplo dos puertas para formar un portón.
- 5Ordenar las cartas por tamaños.
- 6Nivelar la tierra.
- 7Entregar a una oveja un cordero de otra oveja para que lo críe como suyo.
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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Using “emparejar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-M-P-A-R-E-J-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽmpaɾeˈxaɾ] (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.