Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emigran" and "emigrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emigran" or "emigrar" show up more?
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.