Which to use
“erigir” and “exigió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,458
- “erigir” frequency rank
- #13,245
- “exigió” frequency rank
- 43703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erigir | exigió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Constituir, levantar un edificio; también fundar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes erigir and exigió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. erigir (VCVCVC) and exigió (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between erigir and exigió
A purely visual mix-up. erigir ([eɾiˈxiɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erigir is recorded at frequency rank #30,458, classified as averb, pronounced [eɾiˈxiɾ]. 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 43703, this pair ranks #141,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erigir vs exigió
Shared letters: egi. Private to "erigir": r. Private to "exigió": xó.
"erigir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erigir ← eirgir · ergiir · eriggir · erigirr · erigri · eriigr · errigir · reigir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erigir" and "exigió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erigir" or "exigió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erigir" and "exigió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erigir" 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 #141,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erigir" and "exigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erigida vs erigir". 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 #141,170 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.