eminentevsevidenteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“eminente” and “evidente” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,184
“eminente” frequency rank
#2,773
“evidente” frequency rank
31957
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eminente evidente
Definition Que sobresale por encima del grupo en el que se encuentra. Sin la menor duda.

Where the eye mixes eminente and evidente

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
eminente
8 ch
evidente

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. eminente ([emiˈnẽn̪t̪e]) and evidente ([eβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]) 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 31957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eminente is recorded at frequency rank #29,184, classified as anadj, pronounced [emiˈnẽn̪t̪e]. evidente is at rank #2,773, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e].

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 31957, this pair ranks #204,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eminente vs evidente

Shared letters: eint. Private to "eminente": m. Private to "evidente": dv.

"eminente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV  ·  "evidente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eminenteeimnente · emiennte · eminenet · eminennte · eminentte · eminetne · eminnente · eminnete
  • evidenteebidente · eivdente · evdiente · eviddente · evidenet · evidennte · evidentte · evidetne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "eminente" and "evidente" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈnẽn̪t̪e] versus [eβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "eminente" or "evidente"?
"evidente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,773 in our Spanish list, against #29,184 for "eminente". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "eminente" and "evidente". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "eminente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evidente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eminente" and "evidente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eminente vs eminentes". 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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list