Which to use
“emitan” and “evitan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,793
- “emitan” frequency rank
- #15,853
- “evitan” frequency rank
- 56646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emitan | evitan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 emitan and evitan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emitan and evitan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses emitan with evitan
A purely visual mix-up. emitan ([eˈmit̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - m in “emitan” becomes v in “evitan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56646, 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]. 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 56646, this pair ranks #73,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emitan vs evitan
Shared letters: aeint. Private to "emitan": m. Private to "evitan": v.
"emitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "evitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emitan" and "evitan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emitan" or "evitan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "emitan" and "evitan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "emitan" 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 #73,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emitan" and "evitan" 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 #73,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.