Which to use
“empuja” is a verb and “empujada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,080
- “empuja” frequency rank
- #48,971
- “empujada” frequency rank
- 64051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empuja | empujada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empujar. | Forma del femenino de empujado, participio de empujar. |
Where the eye mixes empuja and empujada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empuja runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against empujada's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empuja vs empujada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empuja is [ẽmˈpuxa] while empujada is [ẽmpuˈxað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “empuja” sits inside “empujada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empuja is recorded at frequency rank #15,080, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈpuxa]. empujada is at rank #48,971, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxað̞a].
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 64051, this pair ranks #46,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empuja vs empujada
Shared letters: aejmpu. Private to "empuja": -. Private to "empujada": d.
"empuja" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "empujada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empuja" for "empujada" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "empuja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empuja" and "empujada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empujada vs empujados". 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 #46,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.