empastar
[ẽmpasˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“empastar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cubrir con pasta una cosa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-empastar · empastar · Spanish
empastar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | empastar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmpasˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “empastar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
empastar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmpasˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
empastar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is empastar, spelled E-M-P-A-S-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Cubrir con pasta una cosa.
- 2Encuadernar en pasta los libros.
- 3Rellenar con pasta el hueco de un diente o una muela producido por una carie.
- 4Poner el color en bastante cantidad para que no deje ver la imprimación ni el primer dibujo.
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.