Which to use
“empujado” and “empujar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,392
- “empujado” frequency rank
- #14,129
- “empujar” frequency rank
- 37521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empujado | empujar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de empujar. | Aplicar una fuerza para mover o detener algo o a alguien. |
Where the eye mixes empujado and empujar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empujado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against empujar's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between empujado and empujar
A purely visual mix-up. empujado ([ẽmpuˈxað̞o]) and empujar ([ẽmpuˈxaɾ]) 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 37521, 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]. empujar is at rank #14,129, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxaɾ].
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 37521, this pair ranks #174,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empujado vs empujar
Shared letters: aejmpu. Private to "empujado": do. Private to "empujar": r.
"empujado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "empujar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empujado" and "empujar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "empujado" or "empujar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empujado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empujado" and "empujar" 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 #174,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.