Which to use
“emigra” and “emigró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,285
- “emigra” frequency rank
- #34,565
- “emigró” frequency rank
- 79850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emigra | emigró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de emigrar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emigrar. |
Where the eye mixes emigra and emigró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emigra and emigró follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between emigra and emigró
A purely visual mix-up. emigra ([eˈmiɣ̞ɾa]) and emigró ([emiˈɣ̞ɾo]) 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 a single letter - a in “emigra” becomes ó in “emigró”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emigra is recorded at frequency rank #45,285, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈmiɣ̞ɾa]. emigró is at rank #34,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [emiˈɣ̞ɾo].
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 79850, this pair ranks #12,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emigra vs emigró
Shared letters: egimr. Private to "emigra": a. Private to "emigró": ó.
"emigra" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "emigró" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emigra ← eimgra · emgira · emigar · emiggra · emirga · emmigra · meigra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emigra" and "emigró" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emigra" or "emigró" 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 "emigra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emigró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emigra" and "emigró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emigra vs emitía". 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 #12,447 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.