Which to use
“erigió” and “exigido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,569
- “erigió” frequency rank
- #17,432
- “exigido” frequency rank
- 52001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erigió | exigido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de erigir. | Participio de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes erigió and exigido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erigió runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against exigido's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses erigió with exigido
A purely visual mix-up. erigió ([eɾiˈxjo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52001, 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]. 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 52001, this pair ranks #94,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erigió vs exigido
Shared letters: egi. Private to "erigió": ró. Private to "exigido": dox.
"erigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigido ← eixgido · exgiido · exigdio · exiggido · exigiddo · exigiod · exiigdo · exxigido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erigió" and "exigido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "erigió" or "exigido" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "erigió" and "exigido" 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 "exigido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erigió" and "exigido" 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 #94,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.