Which to use
“erizo” and “éxito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,593
- “erizo” frequency rank
- #731
- “éxito” frequency rank
- 38324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erizo | éxito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (subfamilia Erinaceinae) Pequeño mamífero cubiertos de púas; pertenece al orden Erinaceomorpha que habitan Europa, Asia, África y han sido introducidos en Nueva Zelanda. | Logro o compensación satisfactoria de una tarea o actividad. |
Where the eye mixes erizo and éxito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. erizo and éxito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: erizo vs éxito
A purely visual mix-up. erizo ([eˈɾiso]) and éxito ([ˈeksit̪o]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erizo is recorded at frequency rank #37,593, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈɾiso]. éxito is at rank #731, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeksit̪o].
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 38324, this pair ranks #170,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erizo vs éxito
Shared letters: io. Private to "erizo": erz. Private to "éxito": txé.
"erizo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "éxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erizo ← eirzo · erioz · erizzo · errizo · erzio · reizo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erizo" and "éxito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "erizo" or "éxito"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "erizo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éxito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erizo" and "éxito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edito vs erizo". 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 #170,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.