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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.

6 ch
emigró
6 ch
erigió

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

Do "emigró" and "erigió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈɣ̞ɾo] versus [eɾiˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emigró" or "erigió" show up more?
"emigró" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,565 in our Spanish list, against #34,569 for "erigió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list