Which to use
“Emilio” is a name and “emitió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,825
- “Emilio” frequency rank
- #7,153
- “emitió” frequency rank
- 12978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Emilio | emitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de varón. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emitir. |
Where the eye mixes Emilio and emitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Emilio and emitió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Emilio and emitió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Emilio is [eˈmiljo] while emitió is [emiˈt̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12978, 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]. 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 12978, this pair ranks #289,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Emilio vs emitió
Shared letters: eim. Private to "Emilio": lo. Private to "emitió": tó.
"Emilio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "emitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Emilio ← eimlio · emiilo · emillio · emiloi · emliio · emmilio · meilio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Emilio" for "emitió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Emilio" or "emitió" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Emilio" and "emitió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Emilio" 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 #289,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Emilio" and "emitió" 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 #289,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.