embaraçado

/ẽ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsa.du/

//ẽ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsa.du// adj

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The verdict

“embaraçado” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #70,226 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,226
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que se embaraçou

Key facts for embaraçado
PropertyValue
Headwordembaraçado
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ẽ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsa.du/
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “embaraçado” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). embaraçado lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embaraçado is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #70,226 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ẽ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsa.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for embaraçado in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is embaraçado, spelled E-M-B-A-R-A-Ç-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se embaraçou
  2. 2
    enredado
  3. 3
    difícil
  4. 4
    complicado
  5. 5
    diz-se da mulher grávida
  6. 6
    diz-se da mulher menstruada

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "embaraçado"?
"embaraçado" is spelled E-M-B-A-R-A-Ç-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsa.du/.
What does "embaraçado" mean?
As an adjective, "embaraçado" means: que se embaraçou
How do you pronounce "embaraçado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embaraçado" is /ẽ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsa.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embaraçado" come from?
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Using “embaraçado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-B-A-R-A-Ç-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ẽ.bɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsa.du/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list