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

#27,204
“emigrado” frequency rank
#36,016
“emigran” frequency rank
63220
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emigrado emigran
Definition Participio de emigrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de emigrar.

Where the eye mixes emigrado and emigran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. emigrado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against emigran's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
emigrado
7 ch
emigran

Why the eye confuses emigrado with emigran

A purely visual mix-up. emigrado ([emiˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) and emigran ([eˈmiɣ̞ɾãn]) 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 63220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emigrado is recorded at frequency rank #27,204, classified as averb, pronounced [emiˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]. emigran is at rank #36,016, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈmiɣ̞ɾãn].

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 63220, this pair ranks #49,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emigrado vs emigran

Shared letters: aegimr. Private to "emigrado": do. Private to "emigran": n.

"emigrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "emigran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emigradoeimgrado · emgirado · emigardo · emiggrado · emigraddo · emigraod · emigrdao · emigrrado
  • emigraneimgran · emgiran · emigarn · emiggran · emigrann · emigrna · emigrran · emirgan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emigrado" and "emigran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈɣ̞ɾað̞o] versus [eˈmiɣ̞ɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "emigrado" vs "emigran" - which ranks higher?
"emigrado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,204 in our Spanish list, against #36,016 for "emigran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emigrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emigran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,429 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emigrado" and "emigran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emigra vs emigran". 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 #49,429 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