embriónvsemisiónConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,342
“embrión” frequency rank
#4,241
“emisión” frequency rank
24583
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature embrión emisión
Definition Organismo pluricelular que se encuentra en sus primeras etapas de desarrollo. Acción o efecto de emitir.

Where the eye mixes embrión and emisión

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
embrión
7 ch
emisión

Visual trap between embrión and emisión

A purely visual mix-up. embrión ([ẽmˈbɾjõn]) 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 24583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

embrión is recorded at frequency rank #20,342, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbɾjõn]. 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 24583, this pair ranks #240,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of embrión vs emisión

Shared letters: eimnó. Private to "embrión": br. Private to "emisión": s.

"embrión" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC  ·  "emisión" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "embrión" for "emisión" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmˈbɾjõn] versus [emiˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "embrión" or "emisión"?
"emisión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,241 in our Spanish list, against #20,342 for "embrión". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "embrión" and "emisión" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "embrión" 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 #240,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "embrión" and "emisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ebrios vs embrión". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #240,472 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