empada
/ẽ.ˈpa.dɐ/
The verdict
“empada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,586 among 2,493 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,586
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,493
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - pastel de massa com recheio de carne ou peixe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empada |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ẽ.ˈpa.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #51,586 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empada” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
empada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,586 among 2,493 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ẽ.ˈpa.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pastel de massa com recheio de carne ou peixe".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for empada, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is empada, spelled E-M-P-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1pastel de massa com recheio de carne ou peixe
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.
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Using “empada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-P-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽ.ˈpa.dɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.