erigidavsexigidasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#44,169
“erigida” frequency rank
#43,006
“exigidas” frequency rank
87175
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erigida exigidas
Definition Forma del femenino de erigido, participio de erigir. Forma del femenino plural de exigido, participio de exigir.

Where the eye mixes erigida and exigidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erigida runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against exigidas's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
erigida
8 ch
exigidas

Why the eye confuses erigida with exigidas

A purely visual mix-up. erigida ([eɾiˈxið̞a]) and exigidas ([eksiˈxið̞as]) 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 87175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

erigida is recorded at frequency rank #44,169, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eɾiˈxið̞a]. exigidas is at rank #43,006, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞as].

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 87175, this pair ranks #4,703 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of erigida vs exigidas

Shared letters: adegi. Private to "erigida": r. Private to "exigidas": sx.

"erigida" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "exigidas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erigida ← eirgida · ergiida · erigdia · eriggida · erigiad · erigidda · eriigda · errigida
  • exigidas ← eixgidas · exgiidas · exigdias · exiggidas · exigiads · exigidass · exigiddas · exigidsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "erigida" and "exigidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eɾiˈxið̞a] versus [eksiˈxið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "erigida" vs "exigidas" - which ranks higher?
"exigidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,006 in our Spanish list, against #44,169 for "erigida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "erigida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exigidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,703 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erigida" and "exigidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exhibidas vs exigidas". 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 #4,703 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