empedernido
Spanish, adjective/empedeɾˈnido/
empedernido is spelled E-M-P-E-D-E-R-N-I-D-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 51,418th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Empedernido is a Spanish adjective meaning “hardened, inveterate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of empedernir. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene un vicio, hábito o actitud muy arraigados o tenaces”.
What does empedernido mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hardened, inveterate
- 2
hopeless
- 3
confirmed
verb
- 1
past participle of empedernir
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene un vicio, hábito o actitud muy arraigados o tenaces. 2. Insensible, duro de corazón.
verb: 1. Participio de empedernir o de empedernirse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of empedernido
- empedernida feminine
- empedernidos masculine plural
- empedernidas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce empedernido?
- /empedeɾˈnido/
- [ẽm.pe.ð̞eɾˈni.ð̞o]
- [ẽmpeð̞eɾˈnið̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to empedernido
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is empedernido in Spanish?
empedernido appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).