Which to use
“emissor” is an adjective and “emissora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,959
- “emissor” frequency rank
- #4,063
- “emissora” frequency rank
- 29022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emissor | emissora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que emite; difusor | instalações tecnoeletrônicas que permitem que sinais elétricos sejam emitidos para a atmosfera através de um sistema de antenas irradiantes; difusora |
Letter map: emissor vs emissora
Shared letters muted; letters that set emissor and emissora apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. emissor runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against emissora's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - emissor and emissora
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: emissor is anadjective and emissoraanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “emissor” sits inside “emissora”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emissor is recorded at frequency rank #24,959, classified as anadj. emissora is at rank #4,063, tagged as anoun, pronounced /i.mi.ˈso.ɾɐ/.
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 29022, this pair ranks #39,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emissor vs emissora
Shared letters: eimors. Private to "emissor": -. Private to "emissora": a.
"emissor" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "emissora" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emissor" and "emissora" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "emissor" or "emissora" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "emissor" vs "emissora" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "emissor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "emissora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #39,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.