Which to use
“emigra” and “exigía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,285
- “emigra” frequency rank
- #16,098
- “exigía” frequency rank
- 61383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emigra | exigía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de emigrar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes emigra and exigía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses emigra with exigía
A purely visual mix-up. emigra ([eˈmiɣ̞ɾa]) and exigía ([eksiˈxia]) 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 61383, 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]. exigía is at rank #16,098, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxia].
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 61383, this pair ranks #55,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emigra vs exigía
Shared letters: aegi. Private to "emigra": mr. Private to "exigía": xí.
"emigra" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "exigía" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emigra ← eimgra · emgira · emigar · emiggra · emirga · emmigra · meigra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emigra" and "exigía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emigra" or "exigía" 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 "exigía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emigra" and "exigía" 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 #55,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.