empecé
[ẽmpeˈse]
The verdict
“empecé” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,842. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,842
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empezar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-empece · empecé · Spanish
empecé · rank #3,842 · 8 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #3,842
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH embajada
Nearest frequency peer: embajada (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “empecé”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- echo
echo
96,162 corpus weight
- efectiva
efectiva
96,161 corpus weight
- embajada
embajada
96,160 corpus weight
- empecé
empecé
96,159 corpus weight
- fijo
fijo
96,157 corpus weight
- formal
formal
96,156 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “empecé” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empecé |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ẽmpeˈse] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,842 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empecé” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around empecé (IPA [ẽmpeˈse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,842 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empezar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for empecé, with forms such as "emepcé", "emmpecé", and "empceé". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "empezó", "espere", "empire", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is empecé, spelled E-M-P-E-C-É.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empezar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emepcé
- emmpecé
- empceé
- empeccé
- empeéc
- emppecé
- epmecé
- mepecé
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empecé - 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.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empecé", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "empecé". Here's where to go from here.
- "empecé" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "empezó". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,842 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.