Which to use
“ejercido” and “ejerció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,077
- “ejercido” frequency rank
- #14,826
- “ejerció” frequency rank
- 29903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ejercido | ejerció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de ejercer. | 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 ejercido and ejerció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ejercido vs ejerció
A purely visual mix-up. ejercido ([exeɾˈsið̞o]) 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 29903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ejercido is recorded at frequency rank #15,077, classified as averb, pronounced [exeɾˈsið̞o]. 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 29903, this pair ranks #214,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ejercido vs ejerció
Shared letters: ceijr. Private to "ejercido": do. Private to "ejerció": ó.
"ejercido" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "ejerció" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ejercido ← eejrcido · ejecrido · ejerccido · ejercdio · ejerciddo · ejerciod · ejericdo · ejerrcido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ejercido" and "ejerció" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ejercido" vs "ejerció" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ejercido" 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 #214,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ejercido" and "ejerció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ejercían 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 #214,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.