emisorvsemisorasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#18,812
“emisor” frequency rank
#14,128
“emisoras” frequency rank
32940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emisor emisoras
Definition Que emite. Forma del femenino plural de emisor.

Where the eye mixes emisor and emisoras

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

6 ch
emisor
8 ch
emisoras

Look-alike desk: emisor vs emisoras

A purely visual mix-up. emisor ([emiˈsoɾ]) and emisoras ([emiˈsoɾas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “emisor” sits inside “emisoras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emisor is recorded at frequency rank #18,812, classified as anadj, pronounced [emiˈsoɾ]. emisoras is at rank #14,128, tagged as anadj, pronounced [emiˈsoɾas].

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 32940, this pair ranks #199,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emisor vs emisoras

Shared letters: eimors. Private to "emisor": -. Private to "emisoras": a.

"emisor" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "emisoras" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emisoreimsor · emiosr · emisorr · emisro · emissor · emmisor · emsior · meisor
  • emisoraseimsoras · emiosras · emisoars · emisorass · emisorras · emisorsa · emisroas · emissoras

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emisor" and "emisoras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈsoɾ] versus [emiˈsoɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "emisor" vs "emisoras" - which ranks higher?
"emisoras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,128 in our Spanish list, against #18,812 for "emisor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "emisor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emisoras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #199,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emisor" and "emisoras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emisor 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 #199,385 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