# empiece vs empiezo

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### empiezo
*verb · IPA [ẽmˈpjeso] · frequency rank #6,775*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de empezar.

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