emitanvsevitaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,793
“emitan” frequency rank
#5,309
“evita” frequency rank
46102
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emitan evita
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 presente de indicativo de evitar.

Where the eye mixes emitan and evita

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
emitan
5 ch
evita

Visual trap between emitan and evita

A purely visual mix-up. emitan ([eˈmit̪ãn]) and evita ([eˈβ̞it̪a]) 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 46102, 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]. evita is at rank #5,309, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞it̪a].

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 46102, this pair ranks #127,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emitan vs evita

Shared letters: aeit. Private to "emitan": mn. Private to "evita": v.

"emitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "evita" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emitaneimtan · emiatn · emitann · emitna · emittan · emmitan · emtian · meitan
  • evitaebita · eivta · eviat · evitta · evtia · evvita · veita

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emitan" and "evita" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eˈmit̪ãn] versus [eˈβ̞it̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emitan" or "evita" show up more?
"evita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,309 in our Spanish list, against #40,793 for "emitan". 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 "emitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emitan" and "evita" 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 #127,645 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