Which to use
“empujado” and “empujando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,392
- “empujado” frequency rank
- #18,233
- “empujando” frequency rank
- 41625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empujado | empujando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de empujar. | Gerundio de empujar. |
Where the eye mixes empujado and empujando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. empujado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against empujando's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empujado vs empujando
A purely visual mix-up. empujado ([ẽmpuˈxað̞o]) and empujando ([ẽmpuˈxãn̪d̪o]) 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 41625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empujado is recorded at frequency rank #23,392, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxað̞o]. empujando is at rank #18,233, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxãn̪d̪o].
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 41625, this pair ranks #152,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empujado vs empujando
Shared letters: adejmopu. Private to "empujado": -. Private to "empujando": n.
"empujado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "empujando" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empujado" and "empujando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empujado" vs "empujando" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empujado" and "empujando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empujado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empujado" and "empujando" 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 #152,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.