empleado

[ẽmpleˈað̞o]

/[ẽmpleˈað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“empleado” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,980. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,980
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dedicado al desempeño de algún cargo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-empleado · empleado · Spanish

empleado · rank #2,980 · 11 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,980
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH dime

Nearest frequency peer: dime (-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 “empleado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “empleado” 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).

empleado vs empleo
75% similar
empleado vs emplear
75% similar
empleado vs emplean
75% similar

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

Key facts for empleado
PropertyValue
Headwordempleado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ẽmpleˈað̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,980
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “empleado”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.empleadocae 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 “dime” (#2,979), “entidades” (#2,981), “digan” (#2,978). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “empleado” va en #2,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around empleado (IPA [ẽmpleˈað̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,980 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dedicado al desempeño de algún cargo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for empleado, with forms such as "emlpeado", "emmpleado", and "empelado". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "empleo", "emplear", "emplean", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is empleado, spelled E-M-P-L-E-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dedicado al desempeño de algún cargo.

This word in other languages

employee(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emlpeado
  • emmpleado
  • empelado
  • emplaedo
  • empleaddo
  • empleaod
  • empledao
  • emplleado
  • emppleado
  • epmleado
  • mepleado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emlpeado2emmpleado1empelado2emplaedo2empleaddo1empleaod2empledao2emplleado1
Edit distance from "empleado"

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 "empleado"?
"empleado" is spelled E-M-P-L-E-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpleˈað̞o].
What does "empleado" mean?
As an adjective, "empleado" means: Dedicado al desempeño de algún cargo.
What words are commonly confused with "empleado"?
"empleado" is commonly confused with "empleo", "emplear", "emplean". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empleado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empleado" is [ẽmpleˈað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empleado" come from?
"empleado" 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 "empleado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hacienda#2,985infierno#2,987vehículo#2,959Paraguay#3,002

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

recorrido11 variantssenador11 variantsteniente11 variantstercero11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list