Which to use
“ejerció” and “emergió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,826
- “ejerció” frequency rank
- #34,085
- “emergió” frequency rank
- 48911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ejerció | emergió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ejercer o de ejercerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emerger. |
Where the eye mixes ejerció and emergió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ejerció and emergió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ejerció vs emergió
A purely visual mix-up. ejerció ([exeɾˈsjo]) and emergió ([emeɾˈxjo]) 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 48911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ejerció is recorded at frequency rank #14,826, classified as averb, pronounced [exeɾˈsjo]. emergió is at rank #34,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [emeɾˈxjo].
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 48911, this pair ranks #111,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ejerció vs emergió
Shared letters: eiró. Private to "ejerció": cj. Private to "emergió": gm.
"ejerció" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "emergió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ejerció" for "emergió" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ejerció" and "emergió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ejerció" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emergió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ejerció" and "emergió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emerger vs emergió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #111,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.