empezaste

[ẽmpeˈsast̪e]

/[ẽmpeˈsast̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“empezaste” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,232. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,232
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empezar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empezaste · empezaste · Spanish

empezaste · rank #18,232 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,232
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH empeora

Nearest frequency peer: empeora (-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 “empezaste”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “empezaste” 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).

empezaste vs empezaré
67% similar

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

Key facts for empezaste
PropertyValue
Headwordempezaste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmpeˈsast̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,232
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “empezaste”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).empezastecae 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 “empeora” (#18,231), “empujando” (#18,233), “emboscada” (#18,230). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empezaste” va en #18,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around empezaste (IPA [ẽmpeˈsast̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,232 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empezar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for empezaste, with forms such as "emepzaste", "emmpezaste", and "empeazste". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "empezaré", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is empezaste, spelled E-M-P-E-Z-A-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empezar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emepzaste
  • emmpezaste
  • empeazste
  • empezaset
  • empezasste
  • empezastte
  • empezatse
  • empezsate
  • empezzaste
  • emppezaste
  • empzeaste
  • epmezaste
  • mepezaste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empezaste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emepzaste2emmpezaste1empeazste2empezaset2empezasste1empezastte1empezatse2empezsate2
Edit distance from "empezaste"

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 "empezaste"?
"empezaste" is spelled E-M-P-E-Z-A-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpeˈsast̪e].
What does "empezaste" mean?
As a verb, "empezaste" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empezar.
What words are commonly confused with "empezaste"?
"empezaste" is commonly confused with "empezaré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empezaste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empezaste" is [ẽmpeˈsast̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empezaste" come from?
"empezaste" 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 "empezaste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

empujando#18,233emboscada#18,230embarazos#18,229encargará#18,237

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

determine13 variantsescriban13 variantsgeneraron13 variantsGilberto13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list