Which to use
“Emilio” is a name and “exigió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,825
- “Emilio” frequency rank
- #13,245
- “exigió” frequency rank
- 19070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Emilio | exigió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de varón. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes Emilio and exigió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Emilio and exigió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Emilio vs exigió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Emilio is [eˈmiljo] while exigió is [eksiˈxjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Emilio is recorded at frequency rank #5,825, classified as aname, pronounced [eˈmiljo]. exigió is at rank #13,245, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxjo].
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 19070, this pair ranks #265,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Emilio vs exigió
Shared letters: ei. Private to "Emilio": lmo. Private to "exigió": gxó.
"Emilio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "exigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Emilio ← eimlio · emiilo · emillio · emiloi · emliio · emmilio · meilio
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Emilio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Emilio" and "exigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigida vs exigió". 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 #265,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.