embebido

adj

The verdict

“embebido” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #70,941 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#70,941
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ensopado

Key facts for embebido
PropertyValue
Headwordembebido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “embebido” 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). embebido lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for embebido is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #70,941 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

embebido doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is embebido, spelled E-M-B-E-B-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ensopado
  2. 2
    impregnado
  3. 3
    cravado
  4. 4
    introduzido
  5. 5
    cercado e preso com força
  6. 6
    integrado
  7. 7
    embutido

This word in other languages

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 "embebido"?
"embebido" is spelled E-M-B-E-B-I-D-O.
What does "embebido" mean?
As an adjective, "embebido" means: ensopado
What language does "embebido" come from?
"embebido" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “embebido”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-B-E-B-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list