Which to use
“emiten” and “emitía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,359
- “emiten” frequency rank
- #39,720
- “emitía” frequency rank
- 55079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emiten | emitía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de emitir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de emitir. |
Where the eye mixes emiten and emitía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emiten (VCVCVC) and emitía (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses emiten with emitía
A purely visual mix-up. emiten ([eˈmit̪ẽn]) and emitía ([emiˈt̪ia]) 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 55079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emiten is recorded at frequency rank #15,359, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈmit̪ẽn]. emitía is at rank #39,720, tagged as averb, pronounced [emiˈt̪ia].
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 55079, this pair ranks #80,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of emiten vs emitía
Shared letters: eimt. Private to "emiten": n. Private to "emitía": aí.
"emiten" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "emitía" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- emiten ← eimten · emietn · emitenn · emitne · emitten · emmiten · emtien · meiten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emiten" and "emitía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emiten" or "emitía" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "emiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emitía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emiten" and "emitía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emigra vs emitía". 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 #80,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.