empuja

/[ẽmˈpuxa]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,080

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

empuja is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empujar. Pronounced [ẽmˈpuxa]. Often confused with espuma and empujo.

Key facts for empuja
PropertyValue
Headwordempuja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmˈpuxa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,080
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of empuja in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for empuja is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽmˈpuxa]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,080 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for empuja, with forms such as "emmpuja", "empjua", and "emppuja". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "espuma", "empujo", "empujar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is empuja, spelled E-M-P-U-J-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emmpuja,empjua,emppuja,empuaj,empujja,emupja,epmuja,mepuja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for empuja

Misspelling Variants of "empuja"

emmpuja7empjua6emppuja7empuaj6empujja7emupja6epmuja6mepuja6
Misspelling Variants of "empuja"

Frequency rank: #15,080 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empuja"?
"empuja" is spelled E-M-P-U-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmˈpuxa].
What does "empuja" mean?
As a verb, "empuja" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empujar.
What words are commonly confused with "empuja"?
"empuja" is commonly confused with "espuma", "empujo", "empujar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empuja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empuja" is [ẽmˈpuxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empuja" come from?
"empuja" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.