emplear

/[ẽmpleˈaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,653

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

emplear is aSpanishverb. It means: Ocupar a uno encargándole algún negocio o puesto. Pronounced [ẽmpleˈaɾ]. It ranks #8,653 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with empleo and emular.

Key facts for emplear
PropertyValue
Headwordemplear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmpleˈaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,653
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of emplear in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for emplear is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽmpleˈaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,653 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for emplear, with forms such as "emlpear", "emmplear", and "empelar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "empleo", "emular", "emplee", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is emplear, spelled E-M-P-L-E-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ocupar a uno encargándole algún negocio o puesto.
  2. 2
    Destinar al servicio público de la nación con el sueldo competente.
  3. 3
    Gastar el dinero en alguna compra.
  4. 4
    Gastar, consumir, ocupar.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emlpear,emmplear,empelar,emplaer,emplearr,emplera,empllear,empplear,epmlear,meplear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for emplear

Misspelling Variants of "emplear"

emlpear7emmplear8empelar7emplaer7emplearr8emplera7empllear8empplear8
Misspelling Variants of "emplear"

Frequency rank: #8,653 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emplear"?
"emplear" is spelled E-M-P-L-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpleˈaɾ].
What does "emplear" mean?
As a verb, "emplear" means: Ocupar a uno encargándole algún negocio o puesto.
What words are commonly confused with "emplear"?
"emplear" is commonly confused with "empleo", "emular", "emplee". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emplear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emplear" is [ẽmpleˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emplear" come from?
"emplear" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.