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Which to use

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

#9,807
“emite” frequency rank
#7,153
“emitió” frequency rank
16960
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emite emitió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 emite and emitió

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

5 ch
emite
6 ch
emitió

Why the eye confuses emite with emitió

A purely visual mix-up. emite ([eˈmit̪e]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emite is recorded at frequency rank #9,807, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈmit̪e]. 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 16960, this pair ranks #274,080 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of emite vs emitió

Shared letters: eimt. Private to "emite": -. Private to "emitió": ó.

"emite" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "emitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emiteeimte · emiet · emitte · emmite · emtie · meite

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emite" and "emitió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eˈmit̪e] versus [emiˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emite" or "emitió"?
"emitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,153 in our Spanish list, against #9,807 for "emite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "emite" and "emitió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emite" 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 #274,080 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emite" and "emitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emite 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 #274,080 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