empobrece

[ẽmpoˈβ̞ɾese]

/[ẽmpoˈβ̞ɾese]/ verb

The verdict

“empobrece” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,290 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,290
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empobrecer o de empobrecerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empobrece · empobrece · Spanish

empobrece · rank #56,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,290
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH empeñó

Nearest frequency peer: empeñó (-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 “empobrece”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for empobrece
PropertyValue
Headwordempobrece
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmpoˈβ̞ɾese]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “empobrece” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.empobrececae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “empeñó” (#56,289), “enchiladas” (#56,291), “empeoraron” (#56,288). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empobrece” va en #56,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empobrece is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,290 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmpoˈβ̞ɾese]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for empobrece in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is empobrece, spelled E-M-P-O-B-R-E-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empobrecer o de empobrecerse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de empobrecer.

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 "empobrece"?
"empobrece" is spelled E-M-P-O-B-R-E-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpoˈβ̞ɾese].
What does "empobrece" mean?
As a verb, "empobrece" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empobrecer o de empobrecerse.
How do you pronounce "empobrece"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empobrece" is [ẽmpoˈβ̞ɾese]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empobrece" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list