Which to use
“elige” and “exigen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,990
- “elige” frequency rank
- #6,301
- “exigen” frequency rank
- 11291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elige | exigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de elegir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes elige and exigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: elige vs exigen
A purely visual mix-up. elige ([eˈlixe]) and exigen ([ekˈsixẽn]) 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 11291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elige is recorded at frequency rank #4,990, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈlixe]. exigen is at rank #6,301, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekˈsixẽn].
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 11291, this pair ranks #295,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of elige vs exigen
Shared letters: egi. Private to "elige": l. Private to "exigen": nx.
"elige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exigen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "elige" and "exigen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "elige" vs "exigen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "elige" and "exigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "elige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elige" and "exigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elige vs elude". 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 #295,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.