emigravsexigiráConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#45,285
“emigra” frequency rank
#30,471
“exigirá” frequency rank
75756
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emigra exigirá
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 futuro de indicativo de exigir.

Where the eye mixes emigra and exigirá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emigra runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against exigirá's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
emigra
7 ch
exigirá

Visual trap between emigra and exigirá

A purely visual mix-up. emigra ([eˈmiɣ̞ɾa]) and exigirá ([eksixiˈɾa]) 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 75756, 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]. exigirá is at rank #30,471, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksixiˈɾa].

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 75756, this pair ranks #18,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emigra vs exigirá

Shared letters: egir. Private to "emigra": am. Private to "exigirá": .

"emigra" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "exigirá" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emigraeimgra · emgira · emigar · emiggra · emirga · emmigra · meigra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "emigra" for "exigirá" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eˈmiɣ̞ɾa] versus [eksixiˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emigra" or "exigirá" show up more?
"exigirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,471 in our Spanish list, against #45,285 for "emigra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "emigra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exigirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emigra" and "exigirá" 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 #18,970 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