empenho

noun

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The verdict

“empenho” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,623. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,623
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de empenhar ('conceder algo material'); empenhamento

Corpus desk

Index PT-empenho · empenho · Portuguese

empenho · rank #11,623 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,623
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH eleitorado

Nearest frequency peer: eleitorado (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “empenho”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “empenho” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

empenho vs espelho
71% similar
empenho vs engenho
71% similar
empenho vs espinho
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for empenho
PropertyValue
Headwordempenho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,623
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “empenho”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.empenhocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “eleitorado” (#11,620), “esforçar” (#11,629), “desordem” (#11,613). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “empenho” fica em #11,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around empenho, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,623 among 1,279 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for empenho, with forms such as "emepnho", "emmpenho", and "empehno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "espelho", "engenho", "espinho", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is empenho, spelled E-M-P-E-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de empenhar ('conceder algo material'); empenhamento
  2. 2
    grande disposição; interesse, afinco
  3. 3
    insistência obstinada
  4. 4
    poder de alguém; influência, prestígio
  5. 5
    pessoa influente, poderosa; pistolão
  6. 6
    verba reservada à execução de uma despesa fixada previamente no orçamento de uma repartição pública

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how empenho appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Empenho de uma joia.
  2. Demonstrou muito empenho em ver o crime solucionado.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emepnho
  • emmpenho
  • empehno
  • empenhho
  • empennho
  • empenoh
  • empneho
  • emppenho
  • epmenho
  • mepenho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empenho - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emepnho2emmpenho1empehno2empenhho1empennho1empenoh2empneho2emppenho1
Edit distance from "empenho"

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 "empenho"?
"empenho" is spelled E-M-P-E-N-H-O.
What does "empenho" mean?
As a noun, "empenho" means: ato ou efeito de empenhar ('conceder algo material'); empenhamento
What words are commonly confused with "empenho"?
"empenho" is commonly confused with "espelho", "engenho", "espinho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "empenho" come from?
"empenho" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empenho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list