emplazar

[ẽmplaˈsaɾ]

/[ẽmplaˈsaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“emplazar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,396 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,396
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Citar a una persona en determinado tiempo y lugar y especialmente para que dé razón de algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-emplazar · emplazar · Spanish

emplazar · rank #75,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,396
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH empezábamos

Nearest frequency peer: empezábamos (-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 “emplazar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emplazar
PropertyValue
Headwordemplazar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmplaˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “emplazar” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.emplazarcae 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: “empezábamos” (#75,395), “emputa” (#75,397), “emocionaron” (#75,394). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “emplazar” va en #75,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emplazar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,396 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmplaˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

emplazar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 emplazar, spelled E-M-P-L-A-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Citar a una persona en determinado tiempo y lugar y especialmente para que dé razón de algo.
  2. 2
    Citar a un demandado a juicio, señalando el plazo dentro del cual necesitará comparecer.
  3. 3
    Ir los monteros con los sabuesos al monte divididos por diversas partes, yendo por la huella y pista, para saber la caza que en él hay, su ubicación, y la parte donde ha de ser corrida.

Synonyms

concertar

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 "emplazar"?
"emplazar" is spelled E-M-P-L-A-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmplaˈsaɾ].
What does "emplazar" mean?
As a verb, "emplazar" means: Citar a una persona en determinado tiempo y lugar y especialmente para que dé razón de algo.
How do you pronounce "emplazar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emplazar" is [ẽmplaˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emplazar" come from?
"emplazar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

embustes#75,392enterito#75,407dungeons#75,379espantos#75,418

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list