Which to use
“empuja” and “empujado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,080
- “empuja” frequency rank
- #23,392
- “empujado” frequency rank
- 38472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empuja | empujado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empujar. | Participio de empujar. |
Where the eye mixes empuja and empujado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empuja runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against empujado's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses empuja with empujado
A purely visual mix-up. empuja ([ẽmˈpuxa]) and empujado ([ẽmpuˈxað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “empuja” sits inside “empujado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38472, 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]. empujado is at rank #23,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxað̞o].
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 38472, this pair ranks #169,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empuja vs empujado
Shared letters: aejmpu. Private to "empuja": -. Private to "empujado": do.
"empuja" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "empujado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empuja" and "empujado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "empuja" or "empujado"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empuja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empuja" and "empujado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empujada vs empujado". 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 #169,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.