empiezo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emˈpjeθo/ [ẽmˈpje.θo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /emˈpjeso/ [ẽmˈpje.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eθo (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -eso (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: em‧pie‧zo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from empezar.

Noun

empiezo m (plural empiezos)

1. (Honduras) start

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

empiezo

1. first-person singular present indicative of empezar

Further reading

• “empiezo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025