Which to use
“empatado” and “empatar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,011
- “empatado” frequency rank
- #21,314
- “empatar” frequency rank
- 56325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empatado | empatar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de empatar. | Quedar iguales los votos de modo que no pueda haber resolución o elección. |
Where the eye mixes empatado and empatar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empatado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against empatar's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empatado vs empatar
A purely visual mix-up. empatado ([ẽmpaˈt̪að̞o]) and empatar ([ẽmpaˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empatado is recorded at frequency rank #35,011, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmpaˈt̪að̞o]. empatar is at rank #21,314, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpaˈt̪aɾ].
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 56325, this pair ranks #75,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empatado vs empatar
Shared letters: aempt. Private to "empatado": do. Private to "empatar": r.
"empatado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "empatar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empatado" and "empatar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "empatado" vs "empatar" - which ranks higher?
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 "empatado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empatar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empatado" and "empatar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empapados vs empatado". 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 #75,090 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.