emular
[emuˈlaɾ]
The verdict
“emular” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #28,353 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #28,353
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Imitar las acciones de otra persona procurando igualarle y aún excederle. Se toma, por lo común, en buena parte.
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 | emular |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [emuˈlaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #28,353 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “emular” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for emular is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [emuˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,353 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.
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
- 1Imitar las acciones de otra persona procurando igualarle y aún excederle. Se toma, por lo común, en buena parte.
- 2Hacer que una cosa tenga una similitud notable con otra, a tal punto de volverse casi indistinguibles.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “emular”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-M-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [emuˈlaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “educar” - see the side-by-side comparison. emular vs educar
- 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.