emular

[emuˈlaɾ]

/[emuˈlaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“emular” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,353
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imitar las acciones de otra persona procurando igualarle y aún excederle. Se toma, por lo común, en buena parte.

Corpus desk

Index ES-emular · emular · Spanish

emular · rank #28,353 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,353
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH emblemática

Nearest frequency peer: emblemática (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “emular”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “emular” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

emular vs educar
67% similar
emular vs emplear
71% similar
emular vs empujar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for emular
PropertyValue
Headwordemular
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[emuˈlaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,353
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “emular”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).emularcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “emblemática” (#28,352), “encaminadas” (#28,354), “ele” (#28,351). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “emular” va en #28,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around emular (IPA [emuˈlaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,353 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for emular, with forms such as "emluar", "emmular", and "emualr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "educar", "emplear", "empujar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is emular, spelled E-M-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Imitar las acciones de otra persona procurando igualarle y aún excederle. Se toma, por lo común, en buena parte.
  2. 2
    Hacer que una cosa tenga una similitud notable con otra, a tal punto de volverse casi indistinguibles.

This word in other languages

emulate(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emluar
  • emmular
  • emualr
  • emularr
  • emullar
  • emulra
  • eumlar
  • meular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emular - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emluar2emmular1emualr2emularr1emullar1emulra2eumlar2meular2
Edit distance from "emular"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emular"?
"emular" is spelled E-M-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [emuˈlaɾ].
What does "emular" mean?
As a verb, "emular" means: Imitar las acciones de otra persona procurando igualarle y aún excederle. Se toma, por lo común, en buena parte.
What words are commonly confused with "emular"?
"emular" is commonly confused with "educar", "emplear", "empujar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emular" is [emuˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emular" come from?
"emular" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exijan#28,370cínica#28,313comino#28,291Coloma#28,289

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

crush8 variantscoelho8 variantscaminé8 variantscaerán8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list