Which to use
“ejerce” and “ejerció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,849
- “ejerce” frequency rank
- #14,826
- “ejerció” frequency rank
- 22675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ejerce | ejerció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de ejercer o de ejercerse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ejercer o de ejercerse. |
Where the eye mixes ejerce and ejerció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ejerce vs ejerció
A purely visual mix-up. ejerce ([eˈxeɾse]) and ejerció ([exeɾˈsjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ejerce is recorded at frequency rank #7,849, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈxeɾse]. ejerció is at rank #14,826, tagged as averb, pronounced [exeɾˈsjo].
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 22675, this pair ranks #249,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ejerce vs ejerció
Shared letters: cejr. Private to "ejerce": -. Private to "ejerció": ió.
"ejerce" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "ejerció" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ejerce ← eejrce · ejecre · ejercce · ejerec · ejerrce · ejerse · ejjerce · ejrece
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ejerce" and "ejerció" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ejerce" vs "ejerció" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ejerce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ejerció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ejerce" and "ejerció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ejercían vs ejerció". 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 #249,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.