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Which to use

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

#7,153
“emitió” frequency rank
#35,484
“emitirá” frequency rank
42637
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emitió emitirá
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de emitir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de emitir.

Where the eye mixes emitió and emitirá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emitió runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against emitirá's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
emitió
7 ch
emitirá

Visual trap between emitió and emitirá

A purely visual mix-up. emitió ([emiˈt̪jo]) and emitirá ([emit̪iˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emitió is recorded at frequency rank #7,153, classified as averb, pronounced [emiˈt̪jo]. emitirá is at rank #35,484, tagged as averb, pronounced [emit̪iˈɾa].

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 42637, this pair ranks #147,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emitió vs emitirá

Shared letters: eimt. Private to "emitió": ó. Private to "emitirá": rá.

"emitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "emitirá" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emitió" and "emitirá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈt̪jo] versus [emit̪iˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emitió" or "emitirá" show up more?
"emitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,153 in our Spanish list, against #35,484 for "emitirá". 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 "emitió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emitirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #147,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emitió" and "emitirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emigra vs emitirá". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #147,085 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