empoçar

verb

The verdict

“empoçar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - meter(-se) ou cair em poço ou poça; atolar(-se)

Key facts for empoçar
PropertyValue
Headwordempoçar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “empoçar” sits in Portuguese frequency

empoçar falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empoçar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for empoçar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is empoçar, spelled E-M-P-O-Ç-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    meter(-se) ou cair em poço ou poça; atolar(-se)
  2. 2
    fazer formar ou formar poça
  3. 3
    cobrir de poças

Antonyms

desempoçar

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empoçar"?
"empoçar" is spelled E-M-P-O-Ç-A-R.
What does "empoçar" mean?
As a verb, "empoçar" means: meter(-se) ou cair em poço ou poça; atolar(-se)
What language does "empoçar" come from?
"empoçar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “empoçar”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M-P-O-Ç-A-R - 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