Which to use
“Emilio” is a name and “emisión” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,825
- “Emilio” frequency rank
- #4,241
- “emisión” frequency rank
- 10066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Emilio | emisión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de varón. | Acción o efecto de emitir. |
Where the eye mixes Emilio and emisión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Emilio runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against emisión's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Emilio with emisión
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Emilio is [eˈmiljo] while emisión is [emiˈsjõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Emilio is recorded at frequency rank #5,825, classified as aname, pronounced [eˈmiljo]. emisión is at rank #4,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced [emiˈsjõn].
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 10066, this pair ranks #299,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Emilio vs emisión
Shared letters: eim. Private to "Emilio": lo. Private to "emisión": nsó.
"Emilio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "emisión" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Emilio ← eimlio · emiilo · emillio · emiloi · emliio · emmilio · meilio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Emilio" for "emisión" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Emilio" or "emisión" show up more?
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 "Emilio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Emilio" and "emisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Emilio vs etílico". 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 #299,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.