erigidovsexigióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,750
“erigido” frequency rank
#13,245
“exigió” frequency rank
41995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erigido exigió
Definition Participio de erigir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exigir.

Where the eye mixes erigido and exigió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erigido runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against exigió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
erigido
6 ch
exigió

Look-alike desk: erigido vs exigió

A purely visual mix-up. erigido ([eɾiˈxið̞o]) and exigió ([eksiˈxjo]) 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 41995, 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]. exigió is at rank #13,245, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxjo].

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 41995, this pair ranks #150,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of erigido vs exigió

Shared letters: egi. Private to "erigido": dor. Private to "exigió": xó.

"erigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "exigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erigido ← eirgido · ergiido · erigdio · eriggido · erigiddo · erigiod · eriigdo · errigido

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "erigido" and "exigió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eɾiˈxið̞o] versus [eksiˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "erigido" or "exigió"?
"exigió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,245 in our Spanish list, against #28,750 for "erigido". 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 "erigido" and "exigió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "erigido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #150,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erigido" and "exigió" 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 #150,644 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