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

#18,812
“emisor” frequency rank
#36,549
“emisores” frequency rank
55361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emisor emisores
Definition Que emite. Forma del masculino plural de emisor.

Where the eye mixes emisor and emisores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. emisor runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against emisores's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
emisor
8 ch
emisores

Why the eye confuses emisor with emisores

A purely visual mix-up. emisor ([emiˈsoɾ]) and emisores ([emiˈsoɾes]) 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 “emisores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55361, 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]. emisores is at rank #36,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced [emiˈsoɾes].

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 55361, this pair ranks #79,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emisor vs emisores

Shared letters: eimors. Private to "emisor": -. Private to "emisores": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emisor ← eimsor · emiosr · emisorr · emisro · emissor · emmisor · emsior · meisor
  • emisores ← eimsores · emiosres · emisoers · emisoress · emisorres · emisorse · emisroes · emissores

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emisor" and "emisores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈsoɾ] versus [emiˈsoɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "emisor" vs "emisores" - which ranks higher?
"emisor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,812 in our Spanish list, against #36,549 for "emisores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emisor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emisores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,266 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emisor" and "emisores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emisoras 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 #79,266 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