empeñan

[ẽmˈpeɲãn]

/[ẽmˈpeɲãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“empeñan” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,551
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empeñar o de empeñarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empenan · empeñan · Spanish

empeñan · rank #36,551 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,551
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH empírico

Nearest frequency peer: empírico (+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 “empeñan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “empeñan” 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).

empeñan vs empezar
71% similar
empeñan vs esperan
71% similar
empeñan vs enseñan
71% similar

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

Key facts for empeñan
PropertyValue
Headwordempeñan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmˈpeɲãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,551
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “empeñan”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “empírico” (#36,552), “emisores” (#36,549), “encaminada” (#36,553). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empeñan” va en #36,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around empeñan (IPA [ẽmˈpeɲãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,551 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empeñar o de empeñarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for empeñan, with forms such as "emepñan", "emmpeñan", and "empeañn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "empezar", "esperan", "enseñan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is empeñan, spelled E-M-P-E-Ñ-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empeñar o de empeñarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emepñan
  • emmpeñan
  • empeañn
  • empeñann
  • empeñna
  • emppeñan
  • empñean
  • epmeñan
  • mepeñan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empeñan - 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.

emepñan2emmpeñan1empeañn2empeñann1empeñna2emppeñan1empñean2epmeñan2
Edit distance from "empeñan"

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 "empeñan"?
"empeñan" is spelled E-M-P-E-Ñ-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmˈpeɲãn].
What does "empeñan" mean?
As a verb, "empeñan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empeñar o de empeñarse.
What words are commonly confused with "empeñan"?
"empeñan" is commonly confused with "empezar", "esperan", "enseñan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empeñan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empeñan" is [ẽmˈpeɲãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empeñan" come from?
"empeñan" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dábamos#36,541esforzó#36,564expedir#36,571fealdad#36,577

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

devora9 variantsdesliz9 variantsDaphne9 variantscurrent9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list