Which to use
“empujan” and “empujar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,020
- “empujan” frequency rank
- #14,129
- “empujar” frequency rank
- 40149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empujan | empujar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de empujar. | Aplicar una fuerza para mover o detener algo o a alguien. |
Where the eye mixes empujan and empujar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empujan and empujar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses empujan with empujar
A purely visual mix-up. empujan ([ẽmˈpuxãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “empujan” becomes r in “empujar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empujan is recorded at frequency rank #26,020, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈpuxãn]. 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 40149, this pair ranks #160,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empujan vs empujar
Shared letters: aejmpu. Private to "empujan": n. Private to "empujar": r.
"empujan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "empujar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empujan" for "empujar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "empujan" or "empujar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empujan" 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 #160,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empujan" and "empujar" 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 #160,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.