Which to use
“empuja” and “empujan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,080
- “empuja” frequency rank
- #26,020
- “empujan” frequency rank
- 41100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empuja | empujan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empujar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empujar. |
Where the eye mixes empuja and empujan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empuja runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against empujan's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empuja vs empujan
A purely visual mix-up. empuja ([ẽmˈpuxa]) and empujan ([ẽmˈpuxãn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “empuja” sits inside “empujan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41100, 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]. empujan is at rank #26,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈpuxãn].
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 41100, this pair ranks #155,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empuja vs empujan
Shared letters: aejmpu. Private to "empuja": -. Private to "empujan": n.
"empuja" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "empujan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empuja" and "empujan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "empuja" or "empujan"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "empuja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empuja" and "empujan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empujada vs empujan". 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 #155,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.