Which to use
“empatar” and “empataron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,314
- “empatar” frequency rank
- #39,723
- “empataron” frequency rank
- 61037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empatar | empataron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quedar iguales los votos de modo que no pueda haber resolución o elección. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empatar. |
Where the eye mixes empatar and empataron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: empatar vs empataron
A purely visual mix-up. empatar ([ẽmpaˈt̪aɾ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “empatar” sits inside “empataron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empatar is recorded at frequency rank #21,314, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmpaˈt̪aɾ]. 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 61037, this pair ranks #56,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empatar vs empataron
Shared letters: aemprt. Private to "empatar": -. Private to "empataron": no.
"empatar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "empataron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empatar" and "empataron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "empatar" vs "empataron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "empatar" and "empataron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empatar" 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 #56,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empatar" and "empataron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empataron vs empujaron". 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 #56,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.