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

#36,016
“emigran” frequency rank
#14,832
“emigrar” frequency rank
50848
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emigran emigrar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de emigrar. Dejar el propio lugar de origen para instalarse de manera temporal o permanente en un país o territorio diferentes.

Where the eye mixes emigran and emigrar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
emigran
7 ch
emigrar

Visual trap between emigran and emigrar

A purely visual mix-up. emigran ([eˈmiɣ̞ɾãn]) and emigrar ([emiˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “emigran” becomes r in “emigrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emigran is recorded at frequency rank #36,016, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈmiɣ̞ɾãn]. emigrar is at rank #14,832, tagged as averb, pronounced [emiˈɣ̞ɾaɾ].

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 50848, this pair ranks #101,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emigran vs emigrar

Shared letters: aegimr. Private to "emigran": n. Private to "emigrar": -.

"emigran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "emigrar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emigraneimgran · emgiran · emigarn · emiggran · emigrann · emigrna · emigrran · emirgan
  • emigrareimgrar · emgirar · emigarr · emiggrar · emigrarr · emigrra · emigrrar · emirgar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emigran" and "emigrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eˈmiɣ̞ɾãn] versus [emiˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emigran" or "emigrar" show up more?
"emigrar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,832 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "emigran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emigrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #101,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emigran" and "emigrar" 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 #101,016 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