Which to use
“eligen” and “exige” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,327
- “eligen” frequency rank
- #3,630
- “exige” frequency rank
- 13957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eligen | exige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de elegir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes eligen and exige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses eligen with exige
A purely visual mix-up. eligen ([eˈlixẽn]) and exige ([ekˈsixe]) 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 13957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eligen is recorded at frequency rank #10,327, classified as averb, pronounced [eˈlixẽn]. exige is at rank #3,630, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekˈsixe].
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 13957, this pair ranks #285,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eligen vs exige
Shared letters: egi. Private to "eligen": ln. Private to "exige": x.
"eligen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eligen" and "exige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "eligen" vs "exige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "eligen" and "exige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eligen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eligen" and "exige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exige vs exit". 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 #285,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.