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

#20,340
“edita” frequency rank
#40,793
“emitan” frequency rank
61133
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature edita emitan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de editar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de emitir.

Where the eye mixes edita and emitan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. edita runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against emitan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
edita
6 ch
emitan

Look-alike desk: edita vs emitan

A purely visual mix-up. edita ([eˈð̞it̪a]) and emitan ([eˈmit̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

edita is recorded at frequency rank #20,340, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈð̞it̪a]. emitan is at rank #40,793, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈmit̪ãn].

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 61133, this pair ranks #56,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of edita vs emitan

Shared letters: aeit. Private to "edita": d. Private to "emitan": mn.

"edita" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "emitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editaeddita · ediat · editta · edtia · eidta
  • emitaneimtan · emiatn · emitann · emitna · emittan · emmitan · emtian · meitan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "edita" for "emitan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eˈð̞it̪a] versus [eˈmit̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "edita" or "emitan"?
"edita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,340 in our Spanish list, against #40,793 for "emitan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "edita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "edita" and "emitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emitan vs excitan". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #56,524 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