Which to use
“empujaron” is a verb and “empujón” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,195
- “empujaron” frequency rank
- #21,653
- “empujón” frequency rank
- 60848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empujaron | empujón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de empujar. | Impulso fuerte para desplazar o apartar a una persona o una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes empujaron and empujón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empujaron runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against empujón's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empujaron vs empujón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empujaron is [ẽmpuˈxaɾõn] while empujón is [ẽmpuˈxõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empujaron is recorded at frequency rank #39,195, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxaɾõn]. empujón is at rank #21,653, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxõn].
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 60848, this pair ranks #57,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empujaron vs empujón
Shared letters: ejmnpu. Private to "empujaron": aor. Private to "empujón": ó.
"empujaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "empujón" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empujaron ← emmpujaron · empjuaron · emppujaron · empuajron · empujaorn · empujarno · empujaronn · empujarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empujaron" and "empujón" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "empujaron" vs "empujón" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "empujaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empujaron" and "empujón" 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 #57,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.