Which to use
“emitan” and “emitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,793
- “emitan” frequency rank
- #7,153
- “emitió” frequency rank
- 47946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emitan | emitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de emitir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emitir. |
Where the eye mixes emitan and emitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emitan (VCVCVC) and emitió (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses emitan with emitió
A purely visual mix-up. emitan ([eˈmit̪ãn]) and emitió ([emiˈt̪jo]) 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 47946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emitan is recorded at frequency rank #40,793, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈmit̪ãn]. emitió is at rank #7,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [emiˈt̪jo].
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 47946, this pair ranks #117,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emitan vs emitió
Shared letters: eimt. Private to "emitan": an. Private to "emitió": ó.
"emitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "emitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emitan ← eimtan · emiatn · emitann · emitna · emittan · emmitan · emtian · meitan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emitan" and "emitió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "emitan" or "emitió"?
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 "emitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emitan" and "emitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emitan vs excitan". 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 #117,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.