embolada

/ẽ.boˈla.dɐ/, AFI: /ĩ.boˈla.dɐ/ (coloquial)

//ẽ.boˈla.dɐ/, AFI: /ĩ.boˈla.dɐ/ (coloquial)/ noun

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The verdict

“embolada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #89,046 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,046
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,493
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tipo de canto poético e declamatório, feito de improviso ou não, no qual o compasso é binário e versos em sextilha, contando com um refrão peculiar a cada uma, podendo ainda ser ou não performada e...

Key facts for embolada
PropertyValue
Headwordembolada
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ẽ.boˈla.dɐ/, AFI: /ĩ.boˈla.dɐ/ (coloquial)
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,046
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “embolada” 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). embolada lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

embolada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #89,046 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ẽ.boˈla.dɐ/, AFI: /ĩ.boˈla.dɐ/ (coloquial). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

embolada has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is embolada, spelled E-M-B-O-L-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    tipo de canto poético e declamatório, feito de improviso ou não, no qual o compasso é binário e versos em sextilha, contando com um refrão peculiar a cada uma, podendo ainda ser ou não performada em forma de desafio, em alguns casos dançado, sendo comandada pelo embolador ou emboleiro
  2. 2
    cantoria rápida, na maioria das vezes em improviso, sobre um tema dado ao qual pode ou não haver desafiante, nesse caso com poucos instrumentos (em geral a viola) e apresentações itinerantes em locais públicos abertos
  3. 3
    o mesmo que fatuidade

Synonyms

cocodesafio

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 "embolada"?
"embolada" is spelled E-M-B-O-L-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.boˈla.dɐ/, AFI: /ĩ.boˈla.dɐ/ (coloquial).
What does "embolada" mean?
As a noun, "embolada" means: tipo de canto poético e declamatório, feito de improviso ou não, no qual o compasso é binário e versos em sextilha, contando com um refrão peculiar a cada uma, podendo ainda ser ou não performada e...
How do you pronounce "embolada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "embolada" is /ẽ.boˈla.dɐ/, AFI: /ĩ.boˈla.dɐ/ (coloquial). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "embolada" come from?
"embolada" 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 “embolada”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-B-O-L-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ẽ.boˈla.dɐ/, AFI: /ĩ.boˈla.dɐ/ (coloquial) (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

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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