Which to use
“empleador” is a noun and “empleadores” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,372
- “empleador” frequency rank
- #14,350
- “empleadores” frequency rank
- 26722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empleador | empleadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En un contrato de trabajo, la parte que provee un puesto de trabajo a una persona física para que preste un servicio personal bajo su dependencia, a cambio del pago de una remuneración o salario. | Forma del plural de empleador. |
Where the eye mixes empleador and empleadores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. empleador runs 9 letters (VCCCVVCVC) against empleadores's 11 (VCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses empleador with empleadores
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empleador is [ẽmpleaˈð̞oɾ] while empleadores is [ẽmpleaˈð̞oɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “empleador” sits inside “empleadores”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empleador is recorded at frequency rank #12,372, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmpleaˈð̞oɾ]. empleadores is at rank #14,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ẽmpleaˈð̞oɾes].
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 26722, this pair ranks #230,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empleador vs empleadores
Shared letters: adelmopr. Private to "empleador": -. Private to "empleadores": s.
"empleador" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC · "empleadores" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empleador ← emlpeador · emmpleador · empelador · emplaedor · empleaddor · empleadorr · empleadro · empleaodr
- empleadores ← emlpeadores · emmpleadores · empeladores · emplaedores · empleaddores · empleadoers · empleadoress · empleadorres
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empleador" for "empleadores" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "empleador" or "empleadores" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "empleador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empleadores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empleador" and "empleadores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empleador 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 #230,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.