empeoren

[ẽmpeˈoɾẽn]

/[ẽmpeˈoɾẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“empeoren” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,735 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,735
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 empeorar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empeoren · empeoren · Spanish

empeoren · rank #86,735 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,735
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH empotrada

Nearest frequency peer: empotrada (+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 “empeoren”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for empeoren
PropertyValue
Headwordempeoren
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmpeˈoɾẽn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,735
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “empeoren” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.empeorencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “empotrada” (#86,736), “empalagosa” (#86,733), “empuña” (#86,737). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empeoren” va en #86,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empeoren is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,735 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmpeˈoɾẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

empeoren has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is empeoren, spelled E-M-P-E-O-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de empeorar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de empeorar.

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list