empeñas

[ẽmˈpeɲas]

/[ẽmˈpeɲas]/ verb

The verdict

“empeñas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,480 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,480
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de empeñar o de empeñarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empenas · empeñas · Spanish

empeñas · rank #74,480 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,480
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH emitirán

Nearest frequency peer: emitirán (-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 “empeñas”

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 “empeñas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for empeñas
PropertyValue
Headwordempeñas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmˈpeɲas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,480
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “empeñas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).empeñascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “emitirán” (#74,479), “empobrecidas” (#74,481), “embarazarse” (#74,478). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empeñas” va en #74,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empeñas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,480 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmˈpeɲas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de empeñar o de empeñarse.".

empeñas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is empeñas, spelled E-M-P-E-Ñ-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de empeñar o de empeñarse.

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 "empeñas"?
"empeñas" is spelled E-M-P-E-Ñ-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmˈpeɲas].
What does "empeñas" mean?
As a verb, "empeñas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de empeñar o de empeñarse.
How do you pronounce "empeñas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empeñas" is [ẽmˈpeɲas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empeñas" come from?
"empeñas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list