emigróvsemitióConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,565
“emigró” frequency rank
#7,153
“emitió” frequency rank
41718
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emigró emitió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emigrar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emitir.

Where the eye mixes emigró and emitió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emigró (VCVCCV) and emitió (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
emigró
6 ch
emitió

Visual trap between emigró and emitió

A purely visual mix-up. emigró ([emiˈɣ̞ɾo]) and emitió ([emiˈt̪jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41718, 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]. emitió is at rank #7,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [emiˈt̪jo].

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 41718, this pair ranks #152,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emigró vs emitió

Shared letters: eimó. Private to "emigró": gr. Private to "emitió": t.

"emigró" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "emitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emigró" and "emitió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈɣ̞ɾo] versus [emiˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "emigró" vs "emitió" - which ranks higher?
"emitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,153 in our Spanish list, against #34,565 for "emigró". 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 "emigró" and "emitió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emigró" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emigró" and "emitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emigra vs emigró". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #152,140 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