emisionesvsemocionesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,659
“emisiones” frequency rank
#3,699
“emociones” frequency rank
10358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emisiones emociones
Definition Forma del plural de emisión. Forma del plural de emoción.

Where the eye mixes emisiones and emociones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. emisiones and emociones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
emisiones
9 ch
emociones

Look-alike desk: emisiones vs emociones

A purely visual mix-up. emisiones ([emiˈsjones]) and emociones ([emoˈsjones]) 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 10358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emisiones is recorded at frequency rank #6,659, classified as anoun, pronounced [emiˈsjones]. emociones is at rank #3,699, tagged as anoun, pronounced [emoˈsjones].

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 10358, this pair ranks #298,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of emisiones vs emociones

Shared letters: eimnos. Private to "emisiones": -. Private to "emociones": c.

"emisiones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC  ·  "emociones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emisiones ← eimsiones · emiciones · emiisones · emisinoes · emisioens · emisioness · emisionnes · emisionse
  • emociones ← emcoiones · emmociones · emocciones · emocinoes · emocioens · emocioness · emocionnes · emocionse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "emisiones" for "emociones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈsjones] versus [emoˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "emisiones" vs "emociones" - which ranks higher?
"emociones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,699 in our Spanish list, against #6,659 for "emisiones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "emisiones" and "emociones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emisiones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emociones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #298,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emisiones" and "emociones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emocionar vs emociones". 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 #298,922 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