Which to use
“erigió” and “exigir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,569
- “erigió” frequency rank
- #4,245
- “exigir” frequency rank
- 38814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erigió | exigir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de erigir. | Cobrar, percibir, sacar a alguien por autoridad pública dinero u otra cosa. |
Where the eye mixes erigió and exigir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erigió (VCVCVV) and exigir (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 exigir
A purely visual mix-up. erigió ([eɾiˈxjo]) and exigir ([eksiˈxiɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38814, 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]. exigir is at rank #4,245, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxiɾ].
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 38814, this pair ranks #167,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erigió vs exigir
Shared letters: egir. Private to "erigió": ó. Private to "exigir": x.
"erigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "exigir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigir ← eixgir · exgiir · exiggir · exigirr · exigri · exiigr · exxigir · xeigir
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "erigió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erigió" and "exigir" 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 #167,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.