empeine

[ẽmˈpejne]

/[ẽmˈpejne]/ noun

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The verdict

“empeine” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,769 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,769
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte superior del pie, que está entre la caña de la pierna y el principio de los dedos.

Key facts for empeine
PropertyValue
Headwordempeine
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽmˈpejne]
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “empeine” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). empeine lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empeine is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,769 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽmˈpejne]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parte superior del pie, que está entre la caña de la pierna y el principio de los dedos.".

No misspelling variants are generated for empeine in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is empeine, spelled E-M-P-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte superior del pie, que está entre la caña de la pierna y el principio de los dedos.

This word in other languages

instep(English)cou-de-pied(Français)Spann(Deutsch)

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 "empeine"?
"empeine" is spelled E-M-P-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmˈpejne].
What does "empeine" mean?
As a noun, "empeine" means: Parte superior del pie, que está entre la caña de la pierna y el principio de los dedos.
How do you pronounce "empeine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empeine" is [ẽmˈpejne]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empeine" come from?
"empeine" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “empeine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-M-P-E-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽmˈpejne] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list