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Which to use

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

#31,760
“emerger” frequency rank
#34,085
“emergió” frequency rank
65845
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emerger emergió
Definition Surgir, salir del interior de un líquido o masa terrestre. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emerger.

Where the eye mixes emerger and emergió

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

7 ch
emerger
7 ch
emergió

Visual trap between emerger and emergió

A purely visual mix-up. emerger ([emeɾˈxeɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emerger is recorded at frequency rank #31,760, classified as averb, pronounced [emeɾˈxeɾ]. 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 65845, this pair ranks #41,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emerger vs emergió

Shared letters: egmr. Private to "emerger": -. Private to "emergió": ió.

"emerger" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "emergió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emerger ← eemrger · emegrer · emeregr · emergerr · emergger · emergre · emerrger · emmerger

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emerger" and "emergió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([emeɾˈxeɾ] versus [emeɾˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emerger" or "emergió"?
"emerger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,760 in our Spanish list, against #34,085 for "emergió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "emerger" and "emergió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emerger" 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 #41,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emerger" and "emergió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emergió vs emérito". 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 #41,472 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