Which to use
“emigración” is a noun and “emigraron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,371
- “emigración” frequency rank
- #30,054
- “emigraron” frequency rank
- 42425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emigración | emigraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de emigrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emigrar. |
Where the eye mixes emigración and emigraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. emigración runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCVVC) against emigraron's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between emigración and emigraron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: emigración is [emiɣ̞ɾaˈsjõn] while emigraron is [emiˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emigración is recorded at frequency rank #12,371, classified as anoun, pronounced [emiɣ̞ɾaˈsjõn]. emigraron is at rank #30,054, tagged as averb, pronounced [emiˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn].
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 42425, this pair ranks #148,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emigración vs emigraron
Shared letters: aegimnr. Private to "emigración": có. Private to "emigraron": o.
"emigración" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVC · "emigraron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emigraron ← eimgraron · emgiraron · emigarron · emiggraron · emigraorn · emigrarno · emigraronn · emigrarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emigración" for "emigraron" ever safe?
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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 "emigración" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emigraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emigración" and "emigraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emigrados vs emigraron". 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 #148,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.