Which to use
“ejercer” and “ejerció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,400
- “ejercer” frequency rank
- #14,826
- “ejerció” frequency rank
- 18226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ejercer | ejerció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Practicar los actos propios de un oficio, facultad o profesión. | 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 ejercer and ejerció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ejercer with ejerció
A purely visual mix-up. ejercer ([exeɾˈseɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ejercer is recorded at frequency rank #3,400, classified as averb, pronounced [exeɾˈseɾ]. 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 18226, this pair ranks #268,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ejercer vs ejerció
Shared letters: cejr. Private to "ejercer": -. Private to "ejerció": ió.
"ejercer" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "ejerció" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ejercer ← eejrcer · ejecrer · ejerccer · ejercerr · ejercre · ejerecr · ejerrcer · ejerser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ejercer" for "ejerció" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ejercer" or "ejerció"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ejercer" 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 #268,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ejercer" 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 #268,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.