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

#27,205
“eminentemente” frequency rank
#5,308
“evidentemente” frequency rank
32513
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eminentemente evidentemente
Definition De un modo eminente. De manera evidente, clara.

Where the eye mixes eminentemente and evidentemente

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

13 ch
eminentemente
13 ch
evidentemente

Why the eye confuses eminentemente with evidentemente

A purely visual mix-up. eminentemente ([emiˌnẽn̪t̪eˈmẽn̪t̪e]) and evidentemente ([eβ̞iˌð̞ẽn̪t̪eˈmẽn̪t̪e]) 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 32513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eminentemente is recorded at frequency rank #27,205, classified as anadv, pronounced [emiˌnẽn̪t̪eˈmẽn̪t̪e]. evidentemente is at rank #5,308, tagged as anadv, pronounced [eβ̞iˌð̞ẽn̪t̪eˈmẽn̪t̪e].

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 32513, this pair ranks #201,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of eminentemente vs evidentemente

Shared letters: eimnt. Private to "eminentemente": -. Private to "evidentemente": dv.

"eminentemente" · 13 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCVCCV  ·  "evidentemente" · 13 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eminentementeeimnentemente · emienntemente · eminenetmente · eminenntemente · eminenteemnte · eminentemenet · eminentemennte · eminentementte
  • evidentementeebidentemente · eivdentemente · evdientemente · eviddentemente · evidenetmente · evidenntemente · evidenteemnte · evidentemenet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "eminentemente" for "evidentemente" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([emiˌnẽn̪t̪eˈmẽn̪t̪e] versus [eβ̞iˌð̞ẽn̪t̪eˈmẽn̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "eminentemente" or "evidentemente" show up more?
"evidentemente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,308 in our Spanish list, against #27,205 for "eminentemente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "eminentemente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evidentemente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #201,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #201,586 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