Which to use
“erigido” is a verb and “exigida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,750
- “erigido” frequency rank
- #44,190
- “exigida” frequency rank
- 72940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erigido | exigida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de erigir. | Forma del femenino de exigido, participio de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes erigido and exigida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erigido and exigida follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erigido vs exigida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erigido is [eɾiˈxið̞o] while exigida is [eksiˈxið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erigido is recorded at frequency rank #28,750, classified as averb, pronounced [eɾiˈxið̞o]. exigida is at rank #44,190, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞a].
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 72940, this pair ranks #24,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of erigido vs exigida
Shared letters: degi. Private to "erigido": or. Private to "exigida": ax.
"erigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "exigida" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erigido" and "exigida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "erigido" or "exigida" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erigido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erigido" and "exigida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigida vs exigiría". 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 #24,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.