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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emitido" and "evitado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "emitido" or "evitado"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.