Which to use
“erigir” and “exigir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,458
- “erigir” frequency rank
- #4,245
- “exigir” frequency rank
- 34703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erigir | exigir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Constituir, levantar un edificio; también fundar. | Cobrar, percibir, sacar a alguien por autoridad pública dinero u otra cosa. |
Where the eye mixes erigir and exigir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. erigir and exigir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erigir with exigir
A purely visual mix-up. erigir ([eɾiˈxiɾ]) 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 differ by a single letter - r in “erigir” becomes x in “exigir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34703, 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]. 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 34703, this pair ranks #190,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erigir vs exigir
Shared letters: egir. Private to "erigir": -. Private to "exigir": x.
"erigir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exigir" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erigir" and "exigir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "erigir" or "exigir" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erigir" and "exigir" 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 "exigir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erigir" and "exigir" 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 #190,022 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.