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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emigran" for "emitan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "emigran" or "emitan"?
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.