empinado
[ẽmpiˈnað̞o]
The verdict
“empinado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,885 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,885
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que tiene una inclinación cercana a lo vertical.
Corpus desk
Index ES-empinado · empinado · Spanish
empinado · rank #52,885 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,885
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 101,141
- PHOTO-FINISH empinadas
Nearest frequency peer: empinadas (-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 “empinado”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- empata
empata
47,119 corpus weight
- empezarás
empezarás
47,118 corpus weight
- empinadas
empinadas
47,117 corpus weight
- empinado
empinado
47,116 corpus weight
- emplazada
emplazada
47,115 corpus weight
- empujoncito
empujoncito
47,114 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “empinado” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empinado |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ẽmpiˈnað̞o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,885 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empinado” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
empinado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,885 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ẽmpiˈnað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que tiene una inclinación cercana a lo vertical.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for empinado, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is empinado, spelled E-M-P-I-N-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Que tiene una inclinación cercana a lo vertical.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empinado", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 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.