Which to use
“exacta” and “exenta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,667
- “exacta” frequency rank
- #23,780
- “exenta” frequency rank
- 30447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exacta | exenta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de exacto. | Forma del femenino singular de exento |
Where the eye mixes exacta and exenta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. exacta and exenta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: exacta vs exenta
A purely visual mix-up. exacta ([ekˈsakt̪a]) and exenta ([ekˈsẽn̪t̪a]) 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 30447, 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]. exenta is at rank #23,780, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekˈsẽn̪t̪a].
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 30447, this pair ranks #211,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exacta vs exenta
Shared letters: aetx. Private to "exacta": c. Private to "exenta": n.
"exacta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "exenta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exacta" for "exenta" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exacta" or "exenta" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exacta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exenta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exacta" and "exenta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "event vs exenta". 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 #211,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.