Which to use
“edito” and “emitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,141
- “edito” frequency rank
- #7,153
- “emitió” frequency rank
- 51294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edito | emitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de editar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emitir. |
Where the eye mixes edito and emitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. edito runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against emitió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between edito and emitió
A purely visual mix-up. edito ([eˈð̞it̪o]) and emitió ([emiˈt̪jo]) 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 51294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edito is recorded at frequency rank #44,141, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈð̞it̪o]. emitió is at rank #7,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [emiˈt̪jo].
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 51294, this pair ranks #98,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of edito vs emitió
Shared letters: eit. Private to "edito": do. Private to "emitió": mó.
"edito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "emitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- edito ← deito · eddito · ediot · editto · edtio · eidto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edito" for "emitió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "edito" or "emitió"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "edito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edito" and "emitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edi 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 #98,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.