emplear
Spanish, verb/empleˈaɾ/
emplear is spelled E-M-P-L-E-A-R (7 letters) and appears 7.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 8,631st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Emplear is a Spanish verb meaning “to hire, to employ (to give someone a job)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ocupar a uno encargándole algún negocio o puesto”.
What does emplear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to hire, to employ (to give someone a job)
- 2
to use (employ, apply)
- 3
to use (consume, spend)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ocupar a uno encargándole algún negocio o puesto. 2. Destinar al servicio público de la nación con el sueldo competente. 3. Gastar el dinero en alguna compra. 4. Gastar, consumir, ocupar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of emplear
- empleo first-person present singular
- empleé first-person preterite singular
- empleado participle past
- empleando gerund
- empleada feminine participle past
- empleados masculine participle past
- empleadas feminine participle past
- empleas indicative informal present
- empleás indicative informal present
- emplea indicative present singular
- empleamos first-person indicative plural
- empleáis indicative plural present
- emplean indicative plural present
- empleaba first-person imperfect indicative
- empleabas imperfect indicative second-person
- empleábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- empleabais imperfect indicative plural
- empleaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce emplear?
- /empleˈaɾ/
- [ẽm.pleˈaɾ]
- [ẽmpleˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to emplear
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is emplear in Spanish?
emplear appears 7.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).