Which to use
“emitir” and “exigir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,888
- “emitir” frequency rank
- #6,293
- “exigir” frequency rank
- 15181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | emitir | exigir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expedir | requerer, reclamar em virtude de um direito |
Where the eye mixes emitir and exigir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. emitir and exigir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between emitir and exigir
A purely visual mix-up. emitir (/i.mi.ˈtiɾ/) and exigir (/i.zi.ˈʒiɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
emitir is recorded at frequency rank #8,888, classified as averb, pronounced /i.mi.ˈtiɾ/. exigir is at rank #6,293, tagged as averb, pronounced /i.zi.ˈʒiɾ/.
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 15181, this pair ranks #56,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of emitir vs exigir
Shared letters: eir. Private to "emitir": mt. Private to "exigir": gx.
"emitir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exigir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "emitir" and "exigir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "emitir" or "exigir" show up more?
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 "emitir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "emitir" and "exigir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigir vs exímio". 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 #56,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.