Which to use
“elegidas” and “exigidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,008
- “elegidas” frequency rank
- #43,006
- “exigidas” frequency rank
- 63014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elegidas | exigidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de elegido, participio de elegir. | Forma del femenino plural de exigido, participio de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes elegidas and exigidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. elegidas and exigidas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: elegidas vs exigidas
A purely visual mix-up. elegidas ([eleˈxið̞as]) and exigidas ([eksiˈxið̞as]) 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 63014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elegidas is recorded at frequency rank #20,008, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eleˈxið̞as]. exigidas is at rank #43,006, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞as].
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 63014, this pair ranks #50,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of elegidas vs exigidas
Shared letters: adegis. Private to "elegidas": l. Private to "exigidas": x.
"elegidas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "exigidas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "elegidas" and "exigidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "elegidas" vs "exigidas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "elegidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elegidas" and "exigidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exhibidas vs exigidas". 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 #50,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.