Which to use
“erigió” and “erigir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,569
- “erigió” frequency rank
- #30,458
- “erigir” frequency rank
- 65027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erigió | erigir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de erigir. | Constituir, levantar un edificio; también fundar. |
Where the eye mixes erigió and erigir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erigió (VCVCVV) and erigir (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses erigió with erigir
A purely visual mix-up. erigió ([eɾiˈxjo]) and erigir ([eɾiˈxiɾ]) 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 - ó in “erigió” becomes r in “erigir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erigió is recorded at frequency rank #34,569, classified as averb, pronounced [eɾiˈxjo]. erigir is at rank #30,458, tagged as averb, pronounced [eɾiˈxiɾ].
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 65027, this pair ranks #43,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of erigió vs erigir
Shared letters: egir. Private to "erigió": ó. Private to "erigir": -.
"erigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "erigir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erigir ← eirgir · ergiir · eriggir · erigirr · erigri · eriigr · errigir · reigir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erigió" for "erigir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "erigió" vs "erigir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erigió" and "erigir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erigió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erigir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erigió" and "erigir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erigida vs erigió". 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 #43,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.