Which to use
“edition” and “emisión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,228
- “edition” frequency rank
- #4,241
- “emisión” frequency rank
- 22469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edition | emisión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Edición. | Acción o efecto de emitir. |
Where the eye mixes edition and emisión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between edition and emisión
A purely visual mix-up. edition (/ɪˈdɪʃ.ən/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edition is recorded at frequency rank #18,228, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪˈdɪʃ.ən/. 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 22469, this pair ranks #250,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edition vs emisión
Shared letters: ein. Private to "edition": dot. Private to "emisión": msó.
"edition" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "emisión" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- edition ← deition · eddition · ediiton · editino · editionn · editoin · edittion · edtiion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "edition" and "emisión" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "edition" or "emisión"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "edition" 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 #250,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edition" and "emisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edition vs edito". 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 #250,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.