empata
[ẽmˈpat̪a]
The verdict
“empata” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,882 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,882
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empatar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-empata · empata · Spanish
empata · rank #52,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,882
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 101,141
- PHOTO-FINISH embrionario
Nearest frequency peer: embrionario (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “empata”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- elijamos
elijamos
47,122 corpus weight
- embarga
embarga
47,121 corpus weight
- embrionario
embrionario
47,120 corpus weight
- empata
empata
47,119 corpus weight
- empezarás
empezarás
47,118 corpus weight
- empinadas
empinadas
47,117 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “empata” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmˈpat̪a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #52,882 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empata” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
empata is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,882 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmˈpat̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for empata in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is empata, spelled E-M-P-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empatar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de empatar.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.