emprender

[ẽmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

/[ẽmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“emprender” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,990
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Iniciar con decisión y compromiso una obra, tarea, dirección, proyecto, empresa o negocio, asumiendo los retos que ello implica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-emprender · emprender · Spanish

emprender · rank #7,990 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,990
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH elegida

Nearest frequency peer: elegida (-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 “emprender”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “emprender” 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).

emprender vs emprendió
78% similar
emprender vs emprende
89% similar
emprender vs emprenden
89% similar

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

Key facts for emprender
PropertyValue
Headwordemprender
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,990
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “emprender”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).emprendercae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “elegida” (#7,989), “enojado” (#7,991), “educar” (#7,988). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “emprender” va en #7,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around emprender (IPA [ẽmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,990 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for emprender, with forms such as "emmprender", "empernder", and "empprender". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "emprendió", "emprende", "emprenden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is emprender, spelled E-M-P-R-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Iniciar con decisión y compromiso una obra, tarea, dirección, proyecto, empresa o negocio, asumiendo los retos que ello implica.
  2. 2
    Encender el fuego.

This word in other languages

undertake(English)entreprendre(Français)unternehmen(Deutsch)empreender(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmprender
  • empernder
  • empprender
  • empredner
  • emprendder
  • emprenderr
  • emprendre
  • emprenedr
  • emprennder
  • emprneder
  • emprrender
  • emrpender
  • epmrender
  • meprender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emmprender1empernder2empprender1empredner2emprendder1emprenderr1emprendre2emprenedr2
Edit distance from "emprender"

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 "emprender"?
"emprender" is spelled E-M-P-R-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "emprender" mean?
As a verb, "emprender" means: Iniciar con decisión y compromiso una obra, tarea, dirección, proyecto, empresa o negocio, asumiendo los retos que ello implica.
What words are commonly confused with "emprender"?
"emprender" is commonly confused with "emprendió", "emprende", "emprenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emprender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emprender" is [ẽmpɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emprender" come from?
"emprender" 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 "emprender", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

camisetas14 variantsmostraron14 variantsadelantado14 variantstraductor14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list