emevsemosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,276
“eme” frequency rank
#35,485
“emos” frequency rank
75761
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eme emos
Definition Nombre de la letra m. Forma del plural de emo.

Where the eye mixes eme and emos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. eme runs 3 letters (VCV) against emos's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
eme
4 ch
emos

Why the eye confuses eme with emos

A purely visual mix-up. eme ([ˈeme]) and emos ([ˈemos]) 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 75761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eme is recorded at frequency rank #40,276, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeme]. emos is at rank #35,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈemos].

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 75761, this pair ranks #18,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of eme vs emos

Shared letters: em. Private to "eme": -. Private to "emos": os.

"eme" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "emos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emos ← emmos · emoss · emso · eoms · meos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eme" and "emos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈeme] versus [ˈemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eme" or "emos"?
"emos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,485 in our Spanish list, against #40,276 for "eme". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eme" and "emos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eme vs EPL". 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 #18,960 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