emo
[ˈemo]
The verdict
“emo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,426 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,426
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estilo particular de rock punk post-hardcore de principios de los 1990s, caracterizado por ser lento y melódico.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈemo] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #26,426 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “emo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for emo is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈemo]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,426 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for emo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "en", "ex", "et", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is emo, spelled E-M-O.
Definition
- 1Estilo particular de rock punk post-hardcore de principios de los 1990s, caracterizado por ser lento y melódico.
- 2Cualquier tipo de rock alternativo basado en guitarra y que es notablemente emocional.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “emo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈemo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “en” - see the side-by-side comparison. emo vs en
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.