Which to use
“empeorado” and “empeorar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,055
- “empeorado” frequency rank
- #15,602
- “empeorar” frequency rank
- 45657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empeorado | empeorar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de empeorar. | Hacer que algo que ya era malo se vuelva aún peor. |
Where the eye mixes empeorado and empeorar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empeorado runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCV) against empeorar's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses empeorado with empeorar
A purely visual mix-up. empeorado ([ẽmpeoˈɾað̞o]) and empeorar ([ẽmpeoˈɾaɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empeorado is recorded at frequency rank #30,055, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmpeoˈɾað̞o]. empeorar is at rank #15,602, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpeoˈɾaɾ].
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 45657, this pair ranks #130,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empeorado vs empeorar
Shared letters: aemopr. Private to "empeorado": d. Private to "empeorar": -.
"empeorado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV · "empeorar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empeorado" and "empeorar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empeorado" vs "empeorar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empeorado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empeorar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empeorado" and "empeorar" 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 #130,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.