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“empezaré” and “empezaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,185
“empezaré” frequency rank
#18,232
“empezaste” frequency rank
47417
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature empezaré empezaste
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de empezar. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empezar.

Where the eye mixes empezaré and empezaste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empezaré runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against empezaste's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
empezaré
9 ch
empezaste

Look-alike desk: empezaré vs empezaste

A purely visual mix-up. empezaré ([ẽmpesaˈɾe]) and empezaste ([ẽmpeˈsast̪e]) 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 47417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

empezaré is recorded at frequency rank #29,185, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmpesaˈɾe]. empezaste is at rank #18,232, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpeˈsast̪e].

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 47417, this pair ranks #120,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of empezaré vs empezaste

Shared letters: aempz. Private to "empezaré": ré. Private to "empezaste": st.

"empezaré" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "empezaste" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • empezaste ← emepzaste · emmpezaste · empeazste · empezaset · empezasste · empezastte · empezatse · empezsate

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "empezaré" for "empezaste" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmpesaˈɾe] versus [ẽmpeˈsast̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "empezaré" or "empezaste"?
"empezaste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,232 in our Spanish list, against #29,185 for "empezaré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "empezaré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "empezaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "empezaré" and "empezaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empezaré vs esperaré". 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 #120,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list