Which to use
“empujar” and “empujaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,129
- “empujar” frequency rank
- #39,195
- “empujaron” frequency rank
- 53324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empujar | empujaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aplicar una fuerza para mover o detener algo o a alguien. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empujar. |
Where the eye mixes empujar and empujaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empujar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against empujaron's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empujar vs empujaron
A purely visual mix-up. empujar ([ẽmpuˈxaɾ]) and empujaron ([ẽmpuˈxaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “empujar” sits inside “empujaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empujar is recorded at frequency rank #14,129, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxaɾ]. empujaron is at rank #39,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxaɾõn].
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 53324, this pair ranks #88,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empujar vs empujaron
Shared letters: aejmpru. Private to "empujar": -. Private to "empujaron": no.
"empujar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "empujaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empujar" and "empujaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empujar" vs "empujaron" - which ranks higher?
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 "empujar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empujar" and "empujaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empujados vs empujaron". 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 #88,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.