empedrar
[ẽmpeˈð̞ɾaɾ]
The verdict
“empedrar” 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) - Encajar piedras, ajustándolas para pavimentar el suelo o cubrir alguna superficie.
Corpus desk
Index ES-empedrar · empedrar · Spanish
empedrar · 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 | empedrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmpeˈð̞ɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “empedrar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
empedrar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmpeˈð̞ɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
empedrar has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is empedrar, spelled E-M-P-E-D-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Encajar piedras, ajustándolas para pavimentar el suelo o cubrir alguna superficie.
- 2Llenar una superficie de objetos que no pertenecen a ella, dejándola desigual.
- 3Añadir en abundancia elementos a un todo.
Antonyms
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.