Which to use
“erigió” and “exigió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,569
- “erigió” frequency rank
- #13,245
- “exigió” frequency rank
- 47814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erigió | exigió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo 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 erigió and exigió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erigió and exigió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between erigió and exigió
A purely visual mix-up. erigió ([eɾiˈxjo]) 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 a single letter - r in “erigió” becomes x in “exigió”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47814, 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]. 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 47814, this pair ranks #117,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erigió vs exigió
Shared letters: egió. Private to "erigió": r. Private to "exigió": x.
"erigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "exigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erigió" and "exigió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "erigió" or "exigió" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "erigió" and "exigió" 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 "exigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erigió" and "exigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erigida vs erigió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #117,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.