embalsamar
/ẽ.baɫ.sɐ.ˈmaɾ/
The verdict
“embalsamar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar perfume ou bálsamo a
Corpus desk
Index PT-embalsamar · embalsamar · Portuguese
embalsamar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embalsamar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ẽ.baɫ.sɐ.ˈmaɾ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “embalsamar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
embalsamar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ẽ.baɫ.sɐ.ˈmaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for embalsamar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is embalsamar, spelled E-M-B-A-L-S-A-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1dar perfume ou bálsamo a
- 2aromatizar
- 3preparar (cadáveres), para resistirem à degradação
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.