Which to use
“empatados” and “empujados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,104
- “empatados” frequency rank
- #47,764
- “empujados” frequency rank
- 80868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empatados | empujados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de empatado, participio de empatar. | Forma del plural de empujado, participio de empujar. |
Where the eye mixes empatados and empujados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empatados and empujados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses empatados with empujados
A purely visual mix-up. empatados ([ẽmpaˈt̪að̞os]) and empujados ([ẽmpuˈxað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empatados is recorded at frequency rank #33,104, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽmpaˈt̪að̞os]. empujados is at rank #47,764, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxað̞os].
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 80868, this pair ranks #11,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empatados vs empujados
Shared letters: ademops. Private to "empatados": t. Private to "empujados": ju.
"empatados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "empujados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empatados" and "empujados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "empatados" or "empujados" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empatados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empatados" and "empujados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empujada vs empujados". 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 #11,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.