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“emplearon” and “emplearse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,972
“emplearon” frequency rank
#28,743
“emplearse” frequency rank
56715
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emplearon emplearse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emplear o de emplearse. Ser empleado.

Where the eye mixes emplearon and emplearse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. emplearon (VCCCVVCVC) and emplearse (VCCCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
emplearon
9 ch
emplearse

Why the eye confuses emplearon with emplearse

A purely visual mix-up. emplearon ([ẽmpleˈaɾõn]) and emplearse ([ẽmpleˈaɾse]) 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 56715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emplearon is recorded at frequency rank #27,972, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmpleˈaɾõn]. emplearse is at rank #28,743, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpleˈaɾse].

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 56715, this pair ranks #73,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emplearon vs emplearse

Shared letters: aelmpr. Private to "emplearon": no. Private to "emplearse": s.

"emplearon" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC  ·  "emplearse" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emplearon ← emlpearon · emmplearon · empelaron · emplaeron · empleaorn · emplearno · emplearonn · emplearron
  • emplearse ← emlpearse · emmplearse · empelarse · emplaerse · emplearce · empleares · emplearrse · emplearsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "emplearon" for "emplearse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmpleˈaɾõn] versus [ẽmpleˈaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emplearon" or "emplearse"?
"emplearon" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,972 in our Spanish list, against #28,743 for "emplearse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emplearon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emplearse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emplearon" and "emplearse" 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 #73,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list