Which to use
“encendió” and “excedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,422
- “encendió” frequency rank
- #49,638
- “excedió” frequency rank
- 67060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encendió | excedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encender o de encenderse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exceder o de excederse. |
Where the eye mixes encendió and excedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. encendió runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against excedió's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses encendió with excedió
A purely visual mix-up. encendió ([ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪jo]) and excedió ([ekseˈð̞jo]) 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 67060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encendió is recorded at frequency rank #17,422, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪jo]. excedió is at rank #49,638, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekseˈð̞jo].
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 67060, this pair ranks #38,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encendió vs excedió
Shared letters: cdeió. Private to "encendió": n. Private to "excedió": x.
"encendió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "excedió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encendió" and "excedió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encendió" or "excedió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "encendió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "excedió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encendió" and "excedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedido vs excedió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.