Which to use
“empleadas” is a participle and “empleado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,811
- “empleadas” frequency rank
- #2,980
- “empleado” frequency rank
- 15791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empleadas | empleado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de empleado, participio de emplear o de emplearse. | Dedicado al desempeño de algún cargo. |
Where the eye mixes empleadas and empleado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empleadas runs 9 letters (VCCCVVCVC) against empleado's 8 (VCCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses empleadas with empleado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empleadas is [ẽmpleˈað̞as] while empleado is [ẽmpleˈað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empleadas is recorded at frequency rank #12,811, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽmpleˈað̞as]. empleado is at rank #2,980, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ẽmpleˈað̞o].
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 15791, this pair ranks #278,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empleadas vs empleado
Shared letters: adelmp. Private to "empleadas": s. Private to "empleado": o.
"empleadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "empleado" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empleadas" for "empleado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "empleadas" vs "empleado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "empleadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empleado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empleadas" and "empleado" 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 #278,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.