Take the 2-minute tour ×  What is the difference between empezar
and comenzar? Is one more formal than the other?  share|improve
this question add comment  4 Answers  up vote -4 down vote
accepted  Empezar, as radpin explained is related to events.
Like the beginning of history or the beginning of a work
project. Comenzar is more personalized towards a subject. Though
they mean the same, we spanish speakers tend to use each in
those contexts.  share|improve this answer Comenzar un proyecto
is absolutely valid. Why do you state the contrary on your
answer? –  c.p. Dec 28 '13 at 22:52 I am basica lly stating the
most used, not the valid c.p. –  Quintrala Dec 30 '13 at 5:23
The point is that, what your are writing is false: you don't say
empezar un proyecto more often than comenzar un proyecto as you
stated. –  c.p. Dec 31 '13 at 16:12 add comment  Absolutely
interchangeable as radpin states in his answer. I agree.
However, I'd add that empezar is a little more common than
comenzar. Actually Ngrams says in writt