Which to use
“embudo” is a noun and “empujo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,625
- “embudo” frequency rank
- #47,765
- “empujo” frequency rank
- 77390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | embudo | empujo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utensilio de forma cónica, truncado y abierto por ambos lados, dotado de un tubo en su extremo más estrecho, que se usa para trasvasar líquidos, polvos o gases en recipientes de boca estrecha o tubos | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de empujar. |
Where the eye mixes embudo and empujo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. embudo and empujo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: embudo vs empujo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: embudo is [ẽmˈbuð̞o] while empujo is [ẽmˈpuxo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
embudo is recorded at frequency rank #29,625, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbuð̞o]. empujo is at rank #47,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈpuxo].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 77390, this pair ranks #16,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of embudo vs empujo
Shared letters: emou. Private to "embudo": bd. Private to "empujo": jp.
"embudo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "empujo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "embudo" for "empujo" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "embudo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "embudo" and "empujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embudo vs embutido". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #16,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.