Which to use
“empuja” and “empujo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,080
- “empuja” frequency rank
- #47,765
- “empujo” frequency rank
- 62845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empuja | empujo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empujar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de empujar. |
Where the eye mixes empuja and empujo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. empuja and empujo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: empuja vs empujo
A purely visual mix-up. empuja ([ẽmˈpuxa]) and empujo ([ẽmˈpuxo]) 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 a single letter - a in “empuja” becomes o in “empujo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62845, 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]. empujo is at rank #47,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈpuxo].
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 62845, this pair ranks #50,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empuja vs empujo
Shared letters: ejmpu. Private to "empuja": a. Private to "empujo": o.
"empuja" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "empujo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empuja" and "empujo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empuja" vs "empujo" - which ranks higher?
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 "empuja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empuja" and "empujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embudo vs empujo". 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 #50,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.