Which to use
“emita” and “evitan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,626
- “emita” frequency rank
- #15,853
- “evitan” frequency rank
- 45479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emita | evitan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de emitir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de evitar. |
Where the eye mixes emita and evitan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emita runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against evitan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: emita vs evitan
A purely visual mix-up. emita ([eˈmit̪a]) and evitan ([eˈβ̞it̪ãn]) 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 45479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emita is recorded at frequency rank #29,626, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈmit̪a]. evitan is at rank #15,853, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞it̪ãn].
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 45479, this pair ranks #131,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emita vs evitan
Shared letters: aeit. Private to "emita": m. Private to "evitan": nv.
"emita" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "evitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "emita" for "evitan" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emita" or "evitan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "emita" and "evitan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "emita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "evitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emita" and "evitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emita vs exit". 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 #131,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.