exactavsexactosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#6,667
“exacta” frequency rank
#15,371
“exactos” frequency rank
22038
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exacta exactos
Definition Forma del femenino de exacto. Forma del plural de exacto.

Where the eye mixes exacta and exactos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
exacta
7 ch
exactos

Look-alike desk: exacta vs exactos

A purely visual mix-up. exacta ([ekˈsakt̪a]) and exactos ([ekˈsakt̪os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22038, 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]. exactos is at rank #15,371, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekˈsakt̪os].

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 22038, this pair ranks #252,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of exacta vs exactos

Shared letters: acetx. Private to "exacta": -. Private to "exactos": os.

"exacta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "exactos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exactaeaxcta · exacat · exaccta · exactta · exatca · excata · exxacta · xeacta
  • exactoseaxctos · exacctos · exacots · exactoss · exactso · exacttos · exatcos · excatos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "exacta" and "exactos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ekˈsakt̪a] versus [ekˈsakt̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "exacta" vs "exactos" - which ranks higher?
"exacta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,667 in our Spanish list, against #15,371 for "exactos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "exacta" and "exactos" 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 "exactos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #252,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exacta" and "exactos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exactos vs exentos". 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 #252,226 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