emitirvsemitiráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,518
“emitir” frequency rank
#35,484
“emitirá” frequency rank
42002
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emitir emitirá
Definition Enviar o echar hacia fuera. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de emitir.

Where the eye mixes emitir and emitirá

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

6 ch
emitir
7 ch
emitirá

Visual trap between emitir and emitirá

A purely visual mix-up. emitir ([emiˈt̪iɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “emitir” sits inside “emitirá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emitir is recorded at frequency rank #6,518, classified as averb, pronounced [emiˈt̪iɾ]. 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 42002, this pair ranks #150,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emitir vs emitirá

Shared letters: eimrt. Private to "emitir": -. Private to "emitirá": á.

"emitir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "emitirá" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emitir ← eimtir · emiitr · emitirr · emitri · emittir · emmitir · emtiir · meitir

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "emitir" for "emitirá" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈt̪iɾ] versus [emit̪iˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emitir" or "emitirá"?
"emitir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,518 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "emitir" and "emitirá" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emitir" 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 #150,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emitir" and "emitirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emigra vs emitirá". 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 #150,608 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