exigir

/[eksiˈxiɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,245

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

exigir is aSpanishverb. It means: Cobrar, percibir, sacar a alguien por autoridad pública dinero u otra cosa. Pronounced [eksiˈxiɾ]. It ranks #4,245 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with exilio and existir.

Key facts for exigir
PropertyValue
Headwordexigir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eksiˈxiɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,245
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for exigir is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eksiˈxiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,245 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for exigir, with forms such as "eixgir", "exgiir", and "exiggir". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "exilio", "existir", "exigirá", 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 exigir, spelled E-X-I-G-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cobrar, percibir, sacar a alguien por autoridad pública dinero u otra cosa.
  2. 2
    Pedir una cosa, por su naturaleza o circunstancia, algún requisito necesario para que se haga o perfeccione.
  3. 3
    Demandar imperiosamente.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eixgir,exgiir,exiggir,exigirr,exigri,exiigr,exxigir,xeigir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for exigir

Misspelling Variants of "exigir"

eixgir6exgiir6exiggir7exigirr7exigri6exiigr6exxigir7xeigir6
Misspelling Variants of "exigir"

Frequency rank: #4,245 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exigir"?
"exigir" is spelled E-X-I-G-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eksiˈxiɾ].
What does "exigir" mean?
As a verb, "exigir" means: Cobrar, percibir, sacar a alguien por autoridad pública dinero u otra cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "exigir"?
"exigir" is commonly confused with "exilio", "existir", "exigirá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "exigir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exigir" is [eksiˈxiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exigir" come from?
"exigir" 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.