empatando

[ẽmpaˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]

/[ẽmpaˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]/ verb

The verdict

“empatando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,281 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,281
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerundio de empatar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empatando · empatando · Spanish

empatando · rank #62,281 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,281
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH emergency

Nearest frequency peer: emergency (-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 “empatando”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “empatando” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for empatando
PropertyValue
Headwordempatando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmpaˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,281
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “empatando” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.empatandocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “emergency” (#62,280), “encadenar” (#62,282), “embrujado” (#62,279). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empatando” va en #62,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empatando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,281 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmpaˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de empatar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for empatando in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is empatando, spelled E-M-P-A-T-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empatando"?
"empatando" is spelled E-M-P-A-T-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpaˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
What does "empatando" mean?
As a verb, "empatando" means: Gerundio de empatar.
How do you pronounce "empatando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empatando" is [ẽmpaˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empatando", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list