empinadas

[ẽmpiˈnað̞as]

/[ẽmpiˈnað̞as]/ participle

The verdict

“empinadas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,884 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,884
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de empinado, participio de empinar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empinadas · empinadas · Spanish

empinadas · rank #52,884 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,884
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 101,141
  • PHOTO-FINISH empezarás

Nearest frequency peer: empezarás (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “empinadas”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “empinadas” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for empinadas
PropertyValue
Headwordempinadas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[ẽmpiˈnað̞as]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,884
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “empinadas” 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). empinadas lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

empinadas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,884 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [ẽmpiˈnað̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de empinado, participio de empinar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for empinadas in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is empinadas, spelled E-M-P-I-N-A-D-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de empinado, participio de empinar.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empinadas"?
"empinadas" is spelled E-M-P-I-N-A-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpiˈnað̞as].
What does "empinadas" mean?
As a participle, "empinadas" means: Forma del femenino plural de empinado, participio de empinar.
How do you pronounce "empinadas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empinadas" is [ẽmpiˈnað̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empinadas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency 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