Which to use
“empujón” and “empujones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,653
- “empujón” frequency rank
- #34,087
- “empujones” frequency rank
- 55740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empujón | empujones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Impulso fuerte para desplazar o apartar a una persona o una cosa. | Forma del plural de empujón. |
Where the eye mixes empujón and empujones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empujón runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against empujones's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empujón vs empujones
A purely visual mix-up. empujón ([ẽmpuˈxõn]) and empujones ([ẽmpuˈxones]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empujón is recorded at frequency rank #21,653, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxõn]. empujones is at rank #34,087, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽmpuˈxones].
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 55740, this pair ranks #77,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empujón vs empujones
Shared letters: ejmnpu. Private to "empujón": ó. Private to "empujones": os.
"empujón" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "empujones" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empujones ← emmpujones · empjuones · emppujones · empujjones · empujnoes · empujoens · empujoness · empujonnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empujón" and "empujones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "empujón" or "empujones" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "empujón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empujones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empujón" and "empujones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empujo vs empujón". 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 #77,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.