Which to use
“empleaban” and “emplearon” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,054
- “empleaban” frequency rank
- #27,972
- “emplearon” frequency rank
- 65026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empleaban | emplearon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de emplear. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emplear o de emplearse. |
Where the eye mixes empleaban and emplearon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empleaban and emplearon follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: empleaban vs emplearon
A purely visual mix-up. empleaban ([ẽmpleˈaβ̞ãn]) and emplearon ([ẽmpleˈaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empleaban is recorded at frequency rank #37,054, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmpleˈaβ̞ãn]. emplearon is at rank #27,972, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpleˈaɾõn].
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 65026, this pair ranks #43,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empleaban vs emplearon
Shared letters: aelmnp. Private to "empleaban": b. Private to "emplearon": or.
"empleaban" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "emplearon" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empleaban" and "emplearon" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "empleaban" or "emplearon"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empleaban" and "emplearon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empleaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emplearon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empleaban" and "emplearon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empleamos vs emplearon". 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 #43,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.