Which to use
“exacta” and “exacto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,667
- “exacta” frequency rank
- #2,713
- “exacto” frequency rank
- 9380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exacta | exacto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de exacto. | Puntual, fiel y cabal. |
Where the eye mixes exacta and exacto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exacta and exacto
A purely visual mix-up. exacta ([ekˈsakt̪a]) and exacto ([ekˈsakt̪o]) 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 - a in “exacta” becomes o in “exacto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exacta is recorded at frequency rank #6,667, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekˈsakt̪a]. exacto is at rank #2,713, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekˈsakt̪o].
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 9380, this pair ranks #302,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exacta vs exacto
Shared letters: acetx. Private to "exacta": -. Private to "exacto": o.
"exacta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "exacto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exacta" and "exacto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exacta" or "exacto"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "exacta" and "exacto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exacta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exacto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exacta" and "exacto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erecto vs exacto". 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 #302,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.