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“evidentes” and “exigentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,379
“evidentes” frequency rank
#22,352
“exigentes” frequency rank
34731
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evidentes exigentes
Definition Forma del plural de evidente. Forma del plural de exigente.

Where the eye mixes evidentes and exigentes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
evidentes
9 ch
exigentes

Visual trap between evidentes and exigentes

A purely visual mix-up. evidentes ([eβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪t̪es]) and exigentes ([eksiˈxẽn̪t̪es]) 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 34731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evidentes is recorded at frequency rank #12,379, classified as anadj, pronounced [eβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪t̪es]. exigentes is at rank #22,352, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksiˈxẽn̪t̪es].

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 34731, this pair ranks #189,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of evidentes vs exigentes

Shared letters: einst. Private to "evidentes": dv. Private to "exigentes": gx.

"evidentes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC  ·  "exigentes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evidentesebidentes · eivdentes · evdientes · eviddentes · evidenets · evidenntes · evidentess · evidentse
  • exigenteseixgentes · exgientes · exiegntes · exigenets · exigenntes · exigentess · exigentse · exigenttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "evidentes" and "exigentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞iˈð̞ẽn̪t̪es] versus [eksiˈxẽn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "evidentes" or "exigentes"?
"evidentes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,379 in our Spanish list, against #22,352 for "exigentes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "evidentes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exigentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #189,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evidentes" and "exigentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eminentes vs exigentes". 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 #189,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list