emitanvsevitarConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,793
“emitan” frequency rank
#786
“evitar” frequency rank
41579
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emitan evitar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de emitir. Precaver que suceda una cosa.

Where the eye mixes emitan and evitar

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

6 ch
emitan
6 ch
evitar

Look-alike desk: emitan vs evitar

A purely visual mix-up. emitan ([eˈmit̪ãn]) and evitar ([eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]) 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 41579, 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]. evitar is at rank #786, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ].

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 41579, this pair ranks #152,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emitan vs evitar

Shared letters: aeit. Private to "emitan": mn. Private to "evitar": rv.

"emitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "evitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emitaneimtan · emiatn · emitann · emitna · emittan · emmitan · emtian · meitan
  • evitarebitar · eivtar · eviatr · evitarr · evitra · evittar · evtiar · evvitar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emitan" and "evitar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eˈmit̪ãn] versus [eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "emitan" vs "evitar" - which ranks higher?
"evitar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #786 in our Spanish list, against #40,793 for "emitan". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "emitan" and "evitar" 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 "evitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emitan" and "evitar" 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 #152,907 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