ejercicio
[exeɾˈsisjo]
The verdict
“ejercicio” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,478 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,478
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de ejercer o de ejercitar.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ejercicio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [exeɾˈsisjo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,478 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ejercicio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ejercicio is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [exeɾˈsisjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,478 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ejercicio, with forms such as "eejrcicio", "ejecricio", and "ejerccicio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ejerció", "ejército", "ejercido", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ejercicio, spelled E-J-E-R-C-I-C-I-O.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de ejercer o de ejercitar.
- 2En particular, cualquier actividad destinada a adquirir, desarrollar o conservar una habilidad.
- 3En particular, las que se realizan para adquirir, desarrollar o conservar la coordinación, fuerza y resistencia físicas.
- 4En particular, las que se realizan para adquirir, desarrollar o conservar la disciplina y técnica militares.
- 5En particular, las que se realizan para fortalecer el espíritu mediante la oración o la penitencia.
- 6Prueba práctica mediante la cual un estudiante demuestra que ha adquirido una habilidad o conocimiento.
- 7En particular, cada uno de los que conforman un examen formal.
- 8Prueba que realizan los participantes en una competición deportiva y mediante su ejecución se les valora.
- 9Período regular que se toma como base para el cómputo de los resultados de la actividad económica y la elaboración de los respectivos informes.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eejrcicio,ejecricio,ejerccicio,ejercciio,ejerciccio,ejercicoi,ejerciico,ejericcio,ejerrcicio,ejersisio,ejjercicio,ejrecicio,jeercicio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ejercicio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ejercicio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-J-E-R-C-I-C-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [exeɾˈsisjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ejerció” - see the side-by-side comparison. ejercicio vs ejerció
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.