emigranvsemitanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,016
“emigran” frequency rank
#40,793
“emitan” frequency rank
76809
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes emigran and emitan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emigran runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against emitan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
emigran
6 ch
emitan

Visual trap between emigran and emitan

A purely visual mix-up. emigran ([eˈmiɣ̞ɾãn]) and emitan ([eˈmit̪ãn]) 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 76809, 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]. emitan is at rank #40,793, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈmit̪ãn].

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 76809, this pair ranks #17,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emigran vs emitan

Shared letters: aeimn. Private to "emigran": gr. Private to "emitan": t.

"emigran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "emitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emigraneimgran · emgiran · emigarn · emiggran · emigrann · emigrna · emigrran · emirgan
  • emitaneimtan · emiatn · emitann · emitna · emittan · emmitan · emtian · meitan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "emigran" for "emitan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eˈmiɣ̞ɾãn] versus [eˈmit̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emigran" or "emitan"?
"emigran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,016 in our Spanish list, against #40,793 for "emitan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "emigran" and "emitan" 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 "emitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emigran" and "emitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emitan vs excitan". 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 #17,078 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