Which to use
“egreso” and “exceso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,189
- “egreso” frequency rank
- #4,162
- “exceso” frequency rank
- 43351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | egreso | exceso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Salida, partida de descargo. | Sobreabundancia de algo. |
Where the eye mixes egreso and exceso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. egreso and exceso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: egreso vs exceso
A purely visual mix-up. egreso ([eˈɣ̞ɾeso]) and exceso ([ekˈseso]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
egreso is recorded at frequency rank #39,189, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈɣ̞ɾeso]. exceso is at rank #4,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekˈseso].
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 43351, this pair ranks #143,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of egreso vs exceso
Shared letters: eos. Private to "egreso": gr. Private to "exceso": cx.
"egreso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "exceso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "egreso" for "exceso" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "egreso" and "exceso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "egreso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exceso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "egreso" and "exceso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "egeo vs egreso". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #143,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.