Which to use
“ejercicio” and “ejercicios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,478
- “ejercicio” frequency rank
- #4,157
- “ejercicios” frequency rank
- 5635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ejercicio | ejercicios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de ejercer o de ejercitar. | Forma del plural de ejercicio. |
Where the eye mixes ejercicio and ejercicios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ejercicio with ejercicios
A purely visual mix-up. ejercicio ([exeɾˈsisjo]) and ejercicios ([exeɾˈsisjos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ejercicio” sits inside “ejercicios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ejercicio is recorded at frequency rank #1,478, classified as anoun, pronounced [exeɾˈsisjo]. ejercicios is at rank #4,157, tagged as anoun, pronounced [exeɾˈsisjos].
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 5635, this pair ranks #313,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ejercicio vs ejercicios
Shared letters: ceijor. Private to "ejercicio": -. Private to "ejercicios": s.
"ejercicio" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVV · "ejercicios" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ejercicio ← eejrcicio · ejecricio · ejerccicio · ejercciio · ejerciccio · ejercicoi · ejerciico · ejericcio
- ejercicios ← eejrcicios · ejecricios · ejerccicios · ejercciios · ejerciccios · ejercicioss · ejerciciso · ejercicois
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ejercicio" and "ejercicios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ejercicio" or "ejercicios"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ejercicio" and "ejercicios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ejercicio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ejercicios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ejercicio" and "ejercicios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ejercicio vs ejercido". 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 #313,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.