empeñen

[ẽmˈpeɲẽn]

/[ẽmˈpeɲẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“empeñen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,262 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,262
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de empeñar o de empeñarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empenen · empeñen · Spanish

empeñen · rank #96,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,262
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH empalma

Nearest frequency peer: empalma (-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 “empeñen”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for empeñen
PropertyValue
Headwordempeñen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmˈpeɲẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “empeñen” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “empalma” (#96,261), “emérita” (#96,264), “emigren” (#96,259). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empeñen” va en #96,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empeñen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,262 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmˈpeɲẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for empeñen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is empeñen, spelled E-M-P-E-Ñ-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de empeñar o de empeñarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de empeñar o del imperativo negativo 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 "empeñen"?
"empeñen" is spelled E-M-P-E-Ñ-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmˈpeɲẽn].
What does "empeñen" mean?
As a verb, "empeñen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de empeñar o de empeñarse.
How do you pronounce "empeñen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empeñen" is [ẽmˈpeɲẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empeñen" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empeñen", 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