empieza

[ẽmˈpjesa]

/[ẽmˈpjesa]/ verb

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The verdict

“empieza” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,444. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,444
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empezar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empieza · empieza · Spanish

empieza · rank #1,444 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,444
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH diversas

Nearest frequency peer: diversas (-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 “empieza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “empieza” 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).

empieza vs emplea
71% similar
empieza vs empresa
71% similar
empieza vs empiezo
86% similar

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

Key facts for empieza
PropertyValue
Headwordempieza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmˈpjesa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,444
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “empieza”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.empiezacae 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 “diversas” (#1,443), “escribió” (#1,445), “debajo” (#1,442). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empieza” va en #1,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around empieza (IPA [ẽmˈpjesa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,444 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for empieza, with forms such as "emipeza", "emmpieza", and "empeiza". 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, "emplea", "empresa", "empiezo", 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is empieza, spelled E-M-P-I-E-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empezar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de empezar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emipeza
  • emmpieza
  • empeiza
  • empieaz
  • empiezza
  • empizea
  • emppieza
  • epmieza
  • mepieza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emipeza2emmpieza1empeiza2empieaz2empiezza1empizea2emppieza1epmieza2
Edit distance from "empieza"

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 "empieza"?
"empieza" is spelled E-M-P-I-E-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmˈpjesa].
What does "empieza" mean?
As a verb, "empieza" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empezar.
What words are commonly confused with "empieza"?
"empieza" is commonly confused with "emplea", "empresa", "empiezo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empieza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empieza" is [ẽmˈpjesa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empieza" come from?
"empieza" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

estaría#1,447asuntos#1,437alcalde#1,434querido#1,456

Similar misspelling depth

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

debajo9 variantsquieras9 variantssábado9 variantsrecién9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list