Which to use
“emisión” and “emisiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,241
- “emisión” frequency rank
- #6,659
- “emisiones” frequency rank
- 10900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emisión | emisiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de emitir. | Forma del plural de emisión. |
Where the eye mixes emisión and emisiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. emisión runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against emisiones's 9 (VCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between emisión and emisiones
A purely visual mix-up. emisión ([emiˈsjõn]) and emisiones ([emiˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emisión is recorded at frequency rank #4,241, classified as anoun, pronounced [emiˈsjõn]. emisiones is at rank #6,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced [emiˈsjones].
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 10900, this pair ranks #296,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emisión vs emisiones
Shared letters: eimns. Private to "emisión": ó. Private to "emisiones": o.
"emisión" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "emisiones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- emisiones ← eimsiones · emiciones · emiisones · emisinoes · emisioens · emisioness · emisionnes · emisionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emisión" and "emisiones" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emisión" or "emisiones" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emisión" and "emisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emisiones vs emisores". 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 #296,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.