embriónvsemociónTell them apart

Which to use

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

#20,342
“embrión” frequency rank
#3,777
“emoción” frequency rank
24119
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature embrión emoción
Definition Organismo pluricelular que se encuentra en sus primeras etapas de desarrollo. Estado de ánimo, causado por impresiones de los sentidos, experiencias, ideas o recuerdos, que se manifiesta en diferentes sentimientos como alegría, tristeza, miedo, cólera, amor.

Where the eye mixes embrión and emoción

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. embrión (VCCCVVC) and emoción (VCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
embrión
7 ch
emoción

Visual trap between embrión and emoción

A purely visual mix-up. embrión ([ẽmˈbɾjõn]) and emoción ([emoˈsjõn]) 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 24119, 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]. emoción is at rank #3,777, tagged as anoun, pronounced [emoˈsjõn].

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 24119, this pair ranks #242,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of embrión vs emoción

Shared letters: eimnó. Private to "embrión": br. Private to "emoción": co.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "embrión" for "emoción" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmˈbɾjõn] versus [emoˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "embrión" vs "emoción" - which ranks higher?
"emoción" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,777 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "embrión" and "emoción" 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 "emoción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #242,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "embrión" and "emoción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emoción vs emocionar". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #242,623 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