empollar

[ẽmpoˈʝaɾ]

/[ẽmpoˈʝaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“empollar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Incubar los huevos las aves

Corpus desk

Index ES-empollar · empollar · Spanish

empollar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for empollar
PropertyValue
Headwordempollar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmpoˈʝaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “empollar” en español

empollarestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empollar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmpoˈʝaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for empollar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is empollar, spelled E-M-P-O-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Incubar los huevos las aves
  2. 2
    Estudiar memorizando intensamente.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empollar"?
"empollar" is spelled E-M-P-O-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpoˈʝaɾ].
What does "empollar" mean?
As a verb, "empollar" means: Incubar los huevos las aves
How do you pronounce "empollar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empollar" is [ẽmpoˈʝaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empollar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list