efigievsexigióWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: efigie is a noun, exigió is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“efigie” is a noun and “exigió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,882
“efigie” frequency rank
#13,245
“exigió” frequency rank
44127
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature efigie exigió
Definition Representación de una persona en una imagen o en una escultura. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exigir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set efigie and exigió apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
efigie
6 ch
exigió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: efigie is [eˈfixje] while exigió is [eksiˈxjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

efigie is recorded at frequency rank #30,882, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈfixje]. exigió is at rank #13,245, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxjo].

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 44127, this pair ranks #138,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of efigie vs exigió

Shared letters: egi. Private to "efigie": f. Private to "exigió": .

"efigie" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "exigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • efigieeffigie · efgiie · efigei · efiggie · efiige · eifgie · feigie

Frequency comparison

efigie#30,882
exigió#13,245

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "efigie" and "exigió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "efigie" is a noun and "exigió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "efigie" or "exigió"?
"exigió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,245 in our Spanish list, against #30,882 for "efigie". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering efigie vs exigió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “efigie”; for a verb, it's “exigió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “efigie” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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