Which to use
“emisión” and “emoción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,241
- “emisión” frequency rank
- #3,777
- “emoción” frequency rank
- 8018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emisión | emoción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de emitir. | Estado de ánimo, causado por impresiones de los sentidos, experiencias, ideas o recuerdos, que se manifiesta en diferentes sentimientos como alegría, tristeza, miedo, cólera, amor. |
Where the eye mixes emisión and emoción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emisión and emoción follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses emisión with emoción
A purely visual mix-up. emisión ([emiˈsjõn]) and emoción ([emoˈsjõn]) 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 8018, 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]. emoción is at rank #3,777, tagged as anoun, pronounced [emoˈsjõn].
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 8018, this pair ranks #306,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emisión vs emoción
Shared letters: eimnó. Private to "emisión": s. Private to "emoción": co.
"emisión" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "emoción" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emisión" and "emoción" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emisión" or "emoción"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "emisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emoción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emisión" and "emoción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emoción vs emocionar". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #306,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.