# empezando vs empleando

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### empezando
*verb · IPA [ẽmpeˈsãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #3,402*
Gerundio de empezar.

### empleando
*verb · IPA [ẽmpleˈãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #14,583*
Gerundio de emplear.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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