ediciónvsemisiónTell them apart

Which to use

“edición” and “emisión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,087
“edición” frequency rank
#4,241
“emisión” frequency rank
5328
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edición emisión
Definition Acción y efecto de editar. Acción o efecto de emitir.

Where the eye mixes edición and emisión

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
edición
7 ch
emisión

Why the eye confuses edición with emisión

A purely visual mix-up. edición ([eð̞iˈsjõn]) and emisión ([emiˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

edición is recorded at frequency rank #1,087, classified as anoun, pronounced [eð̞iˈsjõn]. emisión is at rank #4,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced [emiˈsjõn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 5328, this pair ranks #313,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of edición vs emisión

Shared letters: einó. Private to "edición": cd. Private to "emisión": ms.

"edición" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "emisión" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "edición" and "emisión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eð̞iˈsjõn] versus [emiˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "edición" vs "emisión" - which ranks higher?
"edición" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,087 in our Spanish list, against #4,241 for "emisión". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "edición" and "emisión" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "edición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #313,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "edición" and "emisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edición vs erudición". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #313,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list