emitir

//i.mi.ˈtiɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,888

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

emitir is aPortugueseverb. It means: expedir Pronounced /i.mi.ˈtiɾ/. It ranks #8,888 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with evitar and exigir.

Key facts for emitir
PropertyValue
Headwordemitir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/i.mi.ˈtiɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,888
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of emitir in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for emitir is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /i.mi.ˈtiɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,888 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for emitir, with forms such as "eimtir", "emiitr", and "emitirr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "evitar", "exigir", "exibir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is emitir, spelled E-M-I-T-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    expedir
  2. 2
    lançar de si
  3. 3
    pôr em circulação
  4. 4
    fazer emissões

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eimtir,emiitr,emitirr,emitri,emittir,emmitir,emtiir,meitir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for emitir

Misspelling Variants of "emitir"

eimtir6emiitr6emitirr7emitri6emittir7emmitir7emtiir6meitir6
Misspelling Variants of "emitir"

Frequency rank: #8,888 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emitir"?
"emitir" is spelled E-M-I-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /i.mi.ˈtiɾ/.
What does "emitir" mean?
As a verb, "emitir" means: expedir
What words are commonly confused with "emitir"?
"emitir" is commonly confused with "evitar", "exigir", "exibir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "emitir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emitir" is /i.mi.ˈtiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emitir" come from?
"emitir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.