Which to use
“emigró” is a verb and “Emilio” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,565
- “emigró” frequency rank
- #5,825
- “Emilio” frequency rank
- 40390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emigró | Emilio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emigrar. | Nombre de pila de varón. |
Where the eye mixes emigró and Emilio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. emigró (VCVCCV) and Emilio (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: emigró vs Emilio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: emigró is [emiˈɣ̞ɾo] while Emilio is [eˈmiljo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emigró is recorded at frequency rank #34,565, classified as averb, pronounced [emiˈɣ̞ɾo]. Emilio is at rank #5,825, tagged as aname, pronounced [eˈmiljo].
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 40390, this pair ranks #159,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emigró vs Emilio
Shared letters: eim. Private to "emigró": gró. Private to "Emilio": lo.
"emigró" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "Emilio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Emilio ← eimlio · emiilo · emillio · emiloi · emliio · emmilio · meilio
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emigró" and "Emilio" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emigró" or "Emilio"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "emigró" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Emilio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emigró" and "Emilio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emigra vs emigró". 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 #159,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.