empero
[ẽmˈpeɾo]
The verdict
“empero” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #25,618 in Spanish word frequency and used as a conjunction.
- #25,618
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunción adversativa que se usa, generalmente pospuesta, para introducir una frase que contradice o contrasta con lo antecedente.
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 | empero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| IPA | [ẽmˈpeɾo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #25,618 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empero” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for empero is 6 letters long, classified as a conjunction, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽmˈpeɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,618 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Conjunción adversativa que se usa, generalmente pospuesta, para introducir una frase que contradice o contrasta con lo antecedente.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for empero, with forms such as "emepro", "emmpero", and "empeor". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "enero", "espero", "espera", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is empero, spelled E-M-P-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Conjunción adversativa que se usa, generalmente pospuesta, para introducir una frase que contradice o contrasta con lo antecedente.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emepro,emmpero,empeor,emperro,emppero,empreo,epmero,mepero
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empero - 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.
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Using “empero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-M-P-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽmˈpeɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “enero” - see the side-by-side comparison. empero vs enero
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.