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.
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?
Frequency check: "edición" vs "emisión" - which ranks higher?
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.