emisiónvsescisiónTell them apart

Which to use

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

#4,241
“emisión” frequency rank
#24,855
“escisión” frequency rank
29096
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emisión escisión
Definition Acción o efecto de emitir. Acción o efecto de escindir (cortar, dividir, separar).

Where the eye mixes emisión and escisión

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

7 ch
emisión
8 ch
escisión

Look-alike desk: emisión vs escisión

A purely visual mix-up. emisión ([emiˈsjõn]) and escisión ([esiˈsjõn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29096, 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]. escisión is at rank #24,855, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esiˈsjõn].

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 29096, this pair ranks #218,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emisión vs escisión

Shared letters: einsó. Private to "emisión": m. Private to "escisión": c.

"emisión" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC  ·  "escisión" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "emisión" for "escisión" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈsjõn] versus [esiˈsjõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emisión" or "escisión" show up more?
"emisión" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,241 in our Spanish list, against #24,855 for "escisión". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "escisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #218,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emisión" and "escisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Edison vs emisión". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #218,711 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