# empiece vs empiecen

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### empiece
*noun · IPA [ẽmˈpjese] · frequency rank #6,397*
Principio.

### empiecen
*verb · IPA [ẽmˈpjesẽn] · frequency rank #9,447*
Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de empezar.

## Source
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