Which to use
“empujada” and “empujados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,971
- “empujada” frequency rank
- #47,764
- “empujados” frequency rank
- 96735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empujada | empujados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de empujado, participio de empujar. | Forma del plural de empujado, participio de empujar. |
Where the eye mixes empujada and empujados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empujada runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against empujados's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses empujada with empujados
A purely visual mix-up. empujada ([ẽmpuˈxað̞a]) and empujados ([ẽmpuˈxað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empujada is recorded at frequency rank #48,971, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxað̞a]. empujados is at rank #47,764, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxað̞os].
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 96735, this pair ranks #290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empujada vs empujados
Shared letters: adejmpu. Private to "empujada": -. Private to "empujados": os.
"empujada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "empujados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empujada" and "empujados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "empujada" or "empujados"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "empujada" and "empujados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empujada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empujada" and "empujados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empapados 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 #290 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.