emitidovsevitadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,418
“emitido” frequency rank
#15,370
“evitado” frequency rank
22788
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emitido evitado
Definition Participio de emitir. Participio de evitar.

Where the eye mixes emitido and evitado

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

7 ch
emitido
7 ch
evitado

Why the eye confuses emitido with evitado

A purely visual mix-up. emitido ([emiˈt̪ið̞o]) and evitado ([eβ̞iˈt̪að̞o]) 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 22788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emitido is recorded at frequency rank #7,418, classified as averb, pronounced [emiˈt̪ið̞o]. evitado is at rank #15,370, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪að̞o].

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 22788, this pair ranks #248,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of emitido vs evitado

Shared letters: deiot. Private to "emitido": m. Private to "evitado": av.

"emitido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "evitado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emitido ← eimtido · emiitdo · emitdio · emitiddo · emitiod · emittido · emmitido · emtiido
  • evitado ← ebitado · eivtado · eviatdo · evitaddo · evitaod · evitdao · evittado · evtiado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emitido" and "evitado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈt̪ið̞o] versus [eβ̞iˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emitido" or "evitado"?
"emitido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,418 in our Spanish list, against #15,370 for "evitado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "emitido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evitado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #248,737 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emitido" and "evitado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envigado vs evitado". 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 #248,737 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