emevseyesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#40,276
“eme” frequency rank
#22,355
“eyes” frequency rank
62631
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eme eyes
Definition Nombre de la letra m. Forma del plural de eye ('ojos')

Where the eye mixes eme and eyes

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

3 ch
eme
4 ch
eyes

Look-alike desk: eme vs eyes

A purely visual mix-up. eme ([ˈeme]) and eyes (/aɪz/) 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 62631, 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]. eyes is at rank #22,355, tagged as anoun, pronounced /aɪz/.

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 62631, this pair ranks #51,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of eme vs eyes

Shared letters: e. Private to "eme": m. Private to "eyes": sy.

"eme" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "eyes" · 4 letters · shape VVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eyes ← eeys · eyess · eyse · eyyes · yees

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eme" for "eyes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈeme] versus /aɪz/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eme" or "eyes"?
"eyes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,355 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.

What to do next

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 "eyes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eme" and "eyes" 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 #51,366 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