Which to use
“emiten” and “emitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,359
- “emiten” frequency rank
- #6,518
- “emitir” frequency rank
- 21877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emiten | emitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de emitir. | Enviar o echar hacia fuera. |
Where the eye mixes emiten and emitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses emiten with emitir
A purely visual mix-up. emiten ([eˈmit̪ẽn]) and emitir ([emiˈt̪iɾ]) 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 21877, 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]. emitir is at rank #6,518, tagged as averb, pronounced [emiˈt̪iɾ].
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 21877, this pair ranks #252,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emiten vs emitir
Shared letters: eimt. Private to "emiten": n. Private to "emitir": r.
"emiten" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "emitir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emiten" and "emitir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "emiten" vs "emitir" - which ranks higher?
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 "emitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emiten" and "emitir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emitan vs emiten". 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 #252,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.