Which to use
“emitió” and “existió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,153
- “emitió” frequency rank
- #9,984
- “existió” frequency rank
- 17137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emitió | existió |
|---|---|---|
| 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 existir. |
Where the eye mixes emitió and existió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. emitió runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against existió's 7 (VCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses emitió with existió
A purely visual mix-up. emitió ([emiˈt̪jo]) and existió ([eksisˈt̪jo]) 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 17137, 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]. existió is at rank #9,984, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksisˈt̪jo].
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 17137, this pair ranks #273,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of emitió vs existió
Shared letters: eitó. Private to "emitió": m. Private to "existió": sx.
"emitió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "existió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "emitió" and "existió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "emitió" or "existió"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "emitió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emitió" and "existió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs emitió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.