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

#15,359
“emiten” frequency rank
#24,863
“eviten” frequency rank
40222
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emiten eviten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de emitir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de evitar.

Where the eye mixes emiten and eviten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emiten and eviten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
emiten
6 ch
eviten

Why the eye confuses emiten with eviten

A purely visual mix-up. emiten ([eˈmit̪ẽn]) and eviten ([eˈβ̞it̪ẽn]) 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 “emiten” becomes v in “eviten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40222, 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]. eviten is at rank #24,863, tagged as averb, pronounced [eˈβ̞it̪ẽn].

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 40222, this pair ranks #160,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emiten vs eviten

Shared letters: eint. Private to "emiten": m. Private to "eviten": v.

"emiten" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "eviten" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emiten ← eimten · emietn · emitenn · emitne · emitten · emmiten · emtien · meiten
  • eviten ← ebiten · eivten · evietn · evitenn · evitne · evitten · evtien · evviten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emiten" and "eviten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eˈmit̪ẽn] versus [eˈβ̞it̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emiten" or "eviten" show up more?
"emiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,359 in our Spanish list, against #24,863 for "eviten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eviten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emiten" and "eviten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evitas vs eviten". 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 #160,237 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