Which to use
“empeora” and “empeorado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,231
- “empeora” frequency rank
- #30,055
- “empeorado” frequency rank
- 48286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empeora | empeorado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empeorar. | Participio de empeorar. |
Where the eye mixes empeora and empeorado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empeora runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against empeorado's 9 (VCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empeora vs empeorado
A purely visual mix-up. empeora ([ẽmpeˈoɾa]) and empeorado ([ẽmpeoˈɾað̞o]) 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) - “empeora” sits inside “empeorado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empeora is recorded at frequency rank #18,231, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmpeˈoɾa]. empeorado is at rank #30,055, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpeoˈɾað̞o].
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 48286, this pair ranks #115,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empeora vs empeorado
Shared letters: aemopr. Private to "empeora": -. Private to "empeorado": d.
"empeora" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "empeorado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empeora" for "empeorado" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "empeora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empeorado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empeora" and "empeorado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empeorado vs empeoran". 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 #115,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.