Which to use
“emerge” and “emergió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,311
- “emerge” frequency rank
- #34,085
- “emergió” frequency rank
- 55396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emerge | emergió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de emerger. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emerger. |
Where the eye mixes emerge and emergió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emerge runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against emergió's 7 (VCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between emerge and emergió
A purely visual mix-up. emerge ([eˈmeɾxe]) and emergió ([emeɾˈxjo]) 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 55396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emerge is recorded at frequency rank #21,311, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈmeɾxe]. emergió is at rank #34,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [emeɾˈxjo].
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 55396, this pair ranks #79,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emerge vs emergió
Shared letters: egmr. Private to "emerge": -. Private to "emergió": ió.
"emerge" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "emergió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emerge ← eemrge · emegre · emereg · emergge · emerrge · emmerge · emrege · meerge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emerge" for "emergió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emerge" or "emergió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emerge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emergió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emerge" and "emergió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emerger vs emergió". 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 #79,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.