Which to use
“ejercían” and “ejercido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,970
- “ejercían” frequency rank
- #15,077
- “ejercido” frequency rank
- 58047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ejercían | ejercido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ejercer o de ejercerse. | Participio de ejercer. |
Where the eye mixes ejercían and ejercido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ejercían vs ejercido
A purely visual mix-up. ejercían ([exeɾˈsiãn]) and ejercido ([exeɾˈsið̞o]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ejercían is recorded at frequency rank #42,970, classified as averb, pronounced [exeɾˈsiãn]. ejercido is at rank #15,077, tagged as averb, pronounced [exeɾˈsið̞o].
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 58047, this pair ranks #67,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ejercían vs ejercido
Shared letters: cejr. Private to "ejercían": aní. Private to "ejercido": dio.
"ejercían" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "ejercido" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ejercido ← eejrcido · ejecrido · ejerccido · ejercdio · ejerciddo · ejerciod · ejericdo · ejerrcido
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ejercían" and "ejercido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ejercían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ejercido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ejercían" and "ejercido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ejercían vs ejerzan". 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 #67,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.