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Which to use

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

#39,192
“emoji” frequency rank
#35,485
“emos” frequency rank
74677
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emoji emos
Definition Icono digital utilizado para representar un concepto u objeto, utilizado en redes sociales₂ virtuales. Forma del plural de emo.

Where the eye mixes emoji and emos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. emoji runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against emos's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
emoji
4 ch
emos

Look-alike desk: emoji vs emos

A purely visual mix-up. emoji ([eˈmoxi]) and emos ([ˈemos]) 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 74677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emoji is recorded at frequency rank #39,192, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈmoxi]. emos is at rank #35,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈemos].

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 74677, this pair ranks #20,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emoji vs emos

Shared letters: emo. Private to "emoji": ij. Private to "emos": s.

"emoji" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "emos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emoji ← emjoi · emmoji · emoij · emojji · eomji · meoji
  • emos ← emmos · emoss · emso · eoms · meos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emoji" and "emos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eˈmoxi] versus [ˈemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emoji" or "emos"?
"emos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,485 in our Spanish list, against #39,192 for "emoji". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "emoji" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emoji" and "emos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emos vs eses". 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 #20,889 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