Which to use
“emigró” and “erigió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,565
- “emigró” frequency rank
- #34,569
- “erigió” frequency rank
- 69134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emigró | erigió |
|---|---|---|
| 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 erigir. |
Where the eye mixes emigró and erigió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emigró (VCVCCV) and erigió (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses emigró with erigió
A purely visual mix-up. emigró ([emiˈɣ̞ɾo]) and erigió ([eɾiˈxjo]) 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 69134, 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]. erigió is at rank #34,569, tagged as averb, pronounced [eɾiˈxjo].
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 69134, this pair ranks #32,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emigró vs erigió
Shared letters: egiró. Private to "emigró": m. Private to "erigió": -.
"emigró" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "erigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emigró" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emigró" and "erigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emigra vs emigró". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #32,749 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.