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

#7,153
“emitió” frequency rank
#34,569
“erigió” frequency rank
41722
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emitió erigió
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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de erigir.

Where the eye mixes emitió and erigió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emitió and erigió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
emitió
6 ch
erigió

Why the eye confuses emitió with erigió

A purely visual mix-up. emitió ([emiˈt̪jo]) and erigió ([eɾiˈxjo]) 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 41722, 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]. erigió is at rank #34,569, tagged as averb, pronounced [eɾiˈxjo].

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 41722, this pair ranks #152,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emitió vs erigió

Shared letters: eió. Private to "emitió": mt. Private to "erigió": gr.

"emitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "erigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emitió" and "erigió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈt̪jo] versus [eɾiˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emitió" or "erigió"?
"emitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,153 in our Spanish list, against #34,569 for "erigió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "emitió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "erigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emitió" and "erigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erigida vs erigió". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #152,117 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