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

#27,204
“emigrado” frequency rank
#30,054
“emigraron” frequency rank
57258
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emigrado emigraron
Definition Participio de emigrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emigrar.

Where the eye mixes emigrado and emigraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. emigrado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against emigraron's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
emigrado
9 ch
emigraron

Look-alike desk: emigrado vs emigraron

A purely visual mix-up. emigrado ([emiˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) and emigraron ([emiˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn]) 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 57258, 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]. 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 57258, this pair ranks #71,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emigrado vs emigraron

Shared letters: aegimor. Private to "emigrado": d. Private to "emigraron": n.

"emigrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "emigraron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emigradoeimgrado · emgirado · emigardo · emiggrado · emigraddo · emigraod · emigrdao · emigrrado
  • emigraroneimgraron · emgiraron · emigarron · emiggraron · emigraorn · emigrarno · emigraronn · emigrarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emigrado" and "emigraron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈɣ̞ɾað̞o] versus [emiˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emigrado" or "emigraron" show up more?
"emigrado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,204 in our Spanish list, against #30,054 for "emigraron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emigrado" 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 #71,213 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emigrado" and "emigraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emigra vs emigrado". 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 #71,213 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