examen

[ekˈsamẽn]

/[ekˈsamẽn]/ noun

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The verdict

“examen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,024. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,024
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Escrutinio analítico que se lleva a cabo acerca de las características o circunstancias de algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-examen · examen · Spanish

examen · rank #2,024 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,024
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH euros

Nearest frequency peer: euros (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “examen”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “examen” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

examen vs exime
67% similar
examen vs exigen
67% similar
examen vs examina
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for examen
PropertyValue
Headwordexamen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ekˈsamẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,024
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “examen”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.examencae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “euros” (#2,023), “Felipe” (#2,025), “ejemplos” (#2,022). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “examen” va en #2,024. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around examen (IPA [ekˈsamẽn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,024 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for examen, with forms such as "eaxmen", "exaemn", and "examenn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "exime", "exigen", "examina", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is examen, spelled E-X-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escrutinio analítico que se lleva a cabo acerca de las características o circunstancias de algo.
  2. 2
    Prueba para evaluar y juzgar la comprensión y el aprovechamiento de lo estudiado por un alumno, discípulo, etc.
  3. 3
    Prueba que se hace para estimar la idoneidad de una persona en el ejercicio de una tarea u oficio específico.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how examen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Los exámenes pueden variar en estilo, rigor y requisitos previos. Por ejemplo, en una prueba de libro cerrado el tomador de la prueba a menudo debe usar la memoria para responder a temas específicos, y en una prueba de libro abierto el tomador de la prueba puede usar una o varias herramientas complementarias, como un libro de referencia o una calculadora…

Synonyms

análisisescrutinioindagaciónevaluaciónpruebaevaluación

This word in other languages

exam(English)examen(Français)exame(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eaxmen
  • exaemn
  • examenn
  • exammen
  • examne
  • exmaen
  • exxamen
  • xeamen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of examen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eaxmen2exaemn2examenn1exammen1examne2exmaen2exxamen1xeamen2
Edit distance from "examen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "examen"?
"examen" is spelled E-X-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ekˈsamẽn].
What does "examen" mean?
As a noun, "examen" means: Escrutinio analítico que se lleva a cabo acerca de las características o circunstancias de algo.
What words are commonly confused with "examen"?
"examen" is commonly confused with "exime", "exigen", "examina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "examen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "examen" is [ekˈsamẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "examen" come from?
"examen" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "examen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Felipe#2,025indica#2,030apoyar#2,007placer#2,042

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

bajar8 variantspremios8 variantspasada8 variantsvayan8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list