empatadovsempataronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“empatado” and “empataron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,011
“empatado” frequency rank
#39,723
“empataron” frequency rank
74734
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature empatado empataron
Definition Participio de empatar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empatar.

Where the eye mixes empatado and empataron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empatado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against empataron's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
empatado
9 ch
empataron

Visual trap between empatado and empataron

A purely visual mix-up. empatado ([ẽmpaˈt̪að̞o]) and empataron ([ẽmpaˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 74734, 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]. empataron is at rank #39,723, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpaˈt̪aɾõn].

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 74734, this pair ranks #20,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of empatado vs empataron

Shared letters: aemopt. Private to "empatado": d. Private to "empataron": nr.

"empatado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "empataron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • empatadoemaptado · emmpatado · empaatdo · empataddo · empataod · empatdao · empattado · emppatado
  • empataronemaptaron · emmpataron · empaatron · empataorn · empatarno · empataronn · empatarron · empatraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "empatado" and "empataron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmpaˈt̪að̞o] versus [ẽmpaˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "empatado" vs "empataron" - which ranks higher?
"empatado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,011 in our Spanish list, against #39,723 for "empataron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "empatado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "empataron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "empatado" and "empataron" 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 #20,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list