exigente

/[eksiˈxẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,695

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

exigente is anSpanishadj. It means: Que exige, en especial si exige más de lo acostumbrado. Pronounced [eksiˈxẽn̪t̪e]. Often confused with existente and exigentes.

Key facts for exigente
PropertyValue
Headwordexigente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[eksiˈxẽn̪t̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,695
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of exigente in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for exigente is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksiˈxẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,695 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for exigente, with forms such as "eixgente", "exgiente", and "exiegnte". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "existente", "exigentes", "exigen", 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 Spanish form is exigente, spelled E-X-I-G-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que exige, en especial si exige más de lo acostumbrado.
  2. 2
    Difícil de contentar, inconforme.
  3. 3
    Inflexible, duro, estricto, severo, riguroso.
  4. 4
    Que requiere mucho esfuerzo o gasto.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eixgente,exgiente,exiegnte,exigenet,exigennte,exigentte,exigetne,exiggente,exignete,exxigente,xeigente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for exigente

Misspelling Variants of "exigente"

eixgente8exgiente8exiegnte8exigenet8exigennte9exigentte9exigetne8exiggente9
Misspelling Variants of "exigente"

Frequency rank: #13,695 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exigente"?
"exigente" is spelled E-X-I-G-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [eksiˈxẽn̪t̪e].
What does "exigente" mean?
As an adj, "exigente" means: Que exige, en especial si exige más de lo acostumbrado.
What words are commonly confused with "exigente"?
"exigente" is commonly confused with "existente", "exigentes", "exigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exigente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exigente" is [eksiˈxẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exigente" come from?
"exigente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.