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Which to use

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

#30,053
“embriones” frequency rank
#3,699
“emociones” frequency rank
33752
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature embriones emociones
Definition Forma del plural de embrión. Forma del plural de emoción.

Where the eye mixes embriones and emociones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. embriones (VCCCVVCVC) and emociones (VCVCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
embriones
9 ch
emociones

Visual trap between embriones and emociones

A purely visual mix-up. embriones ([ẽmˈbɾjones]) and emociones ([emoˈsjones]) 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 33752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

embriones is recorded at frequency rank #30,053, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽmˈbɾjones]. emociones is at rank #3,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced [emoˈsjones].

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 33752, this pair ranks #195,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of embriones vs emociones

Shared letters: eimnos. Private to "embriones": br. Private to "emociones": c.

"embriones" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCVC  ·  "emociones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • embriones ← ebmriones · embbriones · embirones · embrinoes · embrioens · embrioness · embrionnes · embrionse
  • emociones ← emcoiones · emmociones · emocciones · emocinoes · emocioens · emocioness · emocionnes · emocionse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "embriones" for "emociones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmˈbɾjones] versus [emoˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "embriones" or "emociones"?
"emociones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,699 in our Spanish list, against #30,053 for "embriones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "embriones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emociones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #195,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "embriones" and "emociones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emocionar vs emociones". 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 #195,062 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