EmiliovsemitidoTell them apart

Quick tell: Emilio is a name, emitido is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Emilio” is a name and “emitido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,825
“Emilio” frequency rank
#7,418
“emitido” frequency rank
13243
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Emilio emitido
Definition Nombre de pila de varón. Participio de emitir.

Where the eye mixes Emilio and emitido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Emilio runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against emitido's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Emilio
7 ch
emitido

Why the eye confuses Emilio with emitido

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Emilio is [eˈmiljo] while emitido is [emiˈt̪ið̞o]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13243, 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]. emitido is at rank #7,418, tagged as averb, pronounced [emiˈt̪ið̞o].

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 13243, this pair ranks #288,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Emilio vs emitido

Shared letters: eimo. Private to "Emilio": l. Private to "emitido": dt.

"Emilio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "emitido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Emilio ← eimlio · emiilo · emillio · emiloi · emliio · emmilio · meilio
  • emitido ← eimtido · emiitdo · emitdio · emitiddo · emitiod · emittido · emmitido · emtiido

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Emilio" and "emitido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Emilio" is a name and "emitido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Emilio" or "emitido"?
"Emilio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,825 in our Spanish list, against #7,418 for "emitido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Emilio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emitido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #288,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Emilio" and "emitido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embutido vs emitido". 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 #288,557 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