Which to use
“emisoras” and “emisores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,128
- “emisoras” frequency rank
- #36,549
- “emisores” frequency rank
- 50677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emisoras | emisores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de emisor. | Forma del masculino plural de emisor. |
Where the eye mixes emisoras and emisores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. emisoras and emisores follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses emisoras with emisores
A purely visual mix-up. emisoras ([emiˈsoɾas]) 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 a single letter - a in “emisoras” becomes e in “emisores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emisoras is recorded at frequency rank #14,128, classified as anadj, pronounced [emiˈsoɾas]. 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 50677, this pair ranks #101,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emisoras vs emisores
Shared letters: eimors. Private to "emisoras": a. Private to "emisores": -.
"emisoras" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "emisores" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emisoras" for "emisores" ever safe?
Which is more common, "emisoras" or "emisores"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emisoras" 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 #101,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emisoras" and "emisores" 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 #101,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.