Which to use
“empeños” is a noun and “empero” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,287
- “empeños” frequency rank
- #25,618
- “empero” frequency rank
- 70905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empeños | empero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de empeño. | Conjunción adversativa que se usa, generalmente pospuesta, para introducir una frase que contradice o contrasta con lo antecedente. |
Where the eye mixes empeños and empero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses empeños with empero
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empeños is [ẽmˈpeɲos] while empero is [ẽmˈpeɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empeños is recorded at frequency rank #45,287, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈpeɲos]. empero is at rank #25,618, tagged as aconj, pronounced [ẽmˈpeɾo].
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 70905, this pair ranks #28,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empeños vs empero
Shared letters: emop. Private to "empeños": sñ. Private to "empero": r.
"empeños" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "empero" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- empero ← emepro · emmpero · empeor · emperro · emppero · empreo · epmero · mepero
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empeños" and "empero" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "empeños" or "empero"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "empeños" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empeños" and "empero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empeñados vs empeños". 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 #28,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.