empecemos

[ẽmpeˈsemos]

/[ẽmpeˈsemos]/ verb

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The verdict

“empecemos” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,144
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de empezar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empecemos · empecemos · Spanish

empecemos · rank #12,144 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,144
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH embajadores

Nearest frequency peer: embajadores (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “empecemos”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “empecemos” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

empecemos vs empezamos
78% similar
empecemos vs esperemos
78% similar

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

Key facts for empecemos
PropertyValue
Headwordempecemos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmpeˈsemos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,144
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “empecemos”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.empecemoscae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “embajadores” (#12,143), “engañado” (#12,145), “eficientes” (#12,142). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empecemos” va en #12,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around empecemos (IPA [ẽmpeˈsemos]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,144 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for empecemos, with forms such as "emepcemos", "emmpecemos", and "empceemos". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "empezamos", "esperemos", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is empecemos, spelled E-M-P-E-C-E-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de empezar.
  2. 2
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del imperativo (exhortatorio) de empezar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emepcemos
  • emmpecemos
  • empceemos
  • empeccemos
  • empecemmos
  • empecemoss
  • empecemso
  • empeceoms
  • empecmeos
  • empeecmos
  • empesemos
  • emppecemos
  • epmecemos
  • mepecemos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empecemos - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

emepcemos2emmpecemos1empceemos2empeccemos1empecemmos1empecemoss1empecemso2empeceoms2
Edit distance from "empecemos"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empecemos"?
"empecemos" is spelled E-M-P-E-C-E-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpeˈsemos].
What does "empecemos" mean?
As a verb, "empecemos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de empezar.
What words are commonly confused with "empecemos"?
"empecemos" is commonly confused with "empezamos", "esperemos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empecemos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empecemos" is [ẽmpeˈsemos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empecemos" come from?
"empecemos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imbéciles#12,171condenada#12,116cimientos#12,111instalada#12,177

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

guardianes14 variantscaricatura14 variantsmandíbula14 variantsaprobadas14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list