empalmar
/ẽ.paɫ.ˈmaɾ/
The verdict
“empalmar” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - esconder na palma da mão; escamotear
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empalmar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ẽ.paɫ.ˈmaɾ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empalmar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for empalmar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.paɫ.ˈmaɾ/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "esconder na palma da mão; escamotear".
empalmar has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is empalmar, spelled E-M-P-A-L-M-A-R.
Definition
- 1esconder na palma da mão; escamotear
Synonyms
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.
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Using “empalmar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-P-A-L-M-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ẽ.paɫ.ˈmaɾ/ (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
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.