Which to use
“empeños” and “espejos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,287
- “empeños” frequency rank
- #11,044
- “espejos” frequency rank
- 56331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empeños | espejos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de empeño. | Forma del plural de espejo. |
Where the eye mixes empeños and espejos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between empeños and espejos
A purely visual mix-up. empeños ([ẽmˈpeɲos]) and espejos ([esˈpexos]) 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 56331, 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]. espejos is at rank #11,044, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈpexos].
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 56331, this pair ranks #75,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empeños vs espejos
Shared letters: eops. Private to "empeños": mñ. Private to "espejos": j.
"empeños" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "espejos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- espejos ← epsejos · esepjos · espejjos · espejoss · espejso · espeojs · espjeos · esppejos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empeños" and "espejos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empeños" vs "espejos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "espejos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empeños" and "espejos" 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 #75,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.