elegidasvsexigidasConfusable pair

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“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.

8 ch
elegidas
8 ch
exigidas

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

  • elegidas ← eelgidas · elegdias · eleggidas · elegiads · elegidass · elegiddas · elegidsa · eleigdas
  • exigidas ← eixgidas · exgiidas · exigdias · exiggidas · exigiads · exigidass · exigiddas · exigidsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "elegidas" and "exigidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eleˈxið̞as] versus [eksiˈxið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "elegidas" vs "exigidas" - which ranks higher?
"elegidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,008 in our Spanish list, against #43,006 for "exigidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list