emitidovsexigidoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#7,418
“emitido” frequency rank
#17,432
“exigido” frequency rank
24850
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emitido exigido
Definition Participio de emitir. Participio de exigir.

Where the eye mixes emitido and exigido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
emitido
7 ch
exigido

Visual trap between emitido and exigido

A purely visual mix-up. emitido ([emiˈt̪ið̞o]) and exigido ([eksiˈxið̞o]) 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 24850, 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]. exigido is at rank #17,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞o].

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 24850, this pair ranks #239,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emitido vs exigido

Shared letters: deio. Private to "emitido": mt. Private to "exigido": gx.

"emitido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emitidoeimtido · emiitdo · emitdio · emitiddo · emitiod · emittido · emmitido · emtiido
  • exigidoeixgido · exgiido · exigdio · exiggido · exigiddo · exigiod · exiigdo · exxigido

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emitido" and "exigido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈt̪ið̞o] versus [eksiˈxið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emitido" or "exigido"?
"emitido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,418 in our Spanish list, against #17,432 for "exigido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emitido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exigido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #239,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emitido" and "exigido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigida vs exigido". 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 #239,214 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