Which to use
“empleada” and “empleadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,851
- “empleada” frequency rank
- #12,811
- “empleadas” frequency rank
- 20662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empleada | empleadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de empleado, participio de emplear o de emplearse. | Forma del femenino plural de empleado, participio de emplear o de emplearse. |
Where the eye mixes empleada and empleadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. empleada runs 8 letters (VCCCVVCV) against empleadas's 9 (VCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses empleada with empleadas
A purely visual mix-up. empleada ([ẽmpleˈað̞a]) and empleadas ([ẽmpleˈað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “empleada” sits inside “empleadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empleada is recorded at frequency rank #7,851, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽmpleˈað̞a]. empleadas is at rank #12,811, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽmpleˈað̞as].
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 20662, this pair ranks #258,361 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empleada vs empleadas
Shared letters: adelmp. Private to "empleada": -. Private to "empleadas": s.
"empleada" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "empleadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empleada" and "empleadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empleada" vs "empleadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empleada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empleadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,361 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empleada" and "empleadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empleadas vs empleamos". 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 #258,361 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.