emitidosvsexigidosConfusable pair

Which to use

“emitidos” and “exigidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,593
“emitidos” frequency rank
#29,651
“exigidos” frequency rank
42244
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emitidos exigidos
Definition Forma del plural de emitido, participio de emitir. Forma del plural de exigido, participio de exigir.

Where the eye mixes emitidos and exigidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. emitidos and exigidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
emitidos
8 ch
exigidos

Look-alike desk: emitidos vs exigidos

A purely visual mix-up. emitidos ([emiˈt̪ið̞os]) and exigidos ([eksiˈxið̞os]) 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 42244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emitidos is recorded at frequency rank #12,593, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [emiˈt̪ið̞os]. exigidos is at rank #29,651, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞os].

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 42244, this pair ranks #149,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of emitidos vs exigidos

Shared letters: deios. Private to "emitidos": mt. Private to "exigidos": gx.

"emitidos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "exigidos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emitidos ← eimtidos · emiitdos · emitdios · emitiddos · emitidoss · emitidso · emitiods · emittidos
  • exigidos ← eixgidos · exgiidos · exigdios · exiggidos · exigiddos · exigidoss · exigidso · exigiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emitidos" and "exigidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈt̪ið̞os] versus [eksiˈxið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emitidos" or "exigidos"?
"emitidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,593 in our Spanish list, against #29,651 for "exigidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "emitidos" and "exigidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emitidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exigidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emitidos" and "exigidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exhibidos vs exigidos". 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 #149,321 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