Which to use
“erigido” and “exigido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,750
- “erigido” frequency rank
- #17,432
- “exigido” frequency rank
- 46182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erigido | exigido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de erigir. | Participio de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes erigido and exigido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erigido and exigido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erigido and exigido
A purely visual mix-up. erigido ([eɾiˈxið̞o]) and exigido ([eksiˈxið̞o]) 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 a single letter - r in “erigido” becomes x in “exigido”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46182, 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]. exigido is at rank #17,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞o].
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 46182, this pair ranks #127,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erigido vs exigido
Shared letters: degio. Private to "erigido": r. Private to "exigido": x.
"erigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erigido" and "exigido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erigido" vs "exigido" - which ranks higher?
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 "erigido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erigido" and "exigido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erigido vs exigida". 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 #127,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.