Which to use
“exactas” and “exactos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,850
- “exactas” frequency rank
- #15,371
- “exactos” frequency rank
- 26221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exactas | exactos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de exacto. | Forma del plural de exacto. |
Where the eye mixes exactas and exactos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exactas and exactos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: exactas vs exactos
A purely visual mix-up. exactas ([ekˈsakt̪as]) 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 a single letter - a in “exactas” becomes o in “exactos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exactas is recorded at frequency rank #10,850, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekˈsakt̪as]. 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 26221, this pair ranks #232,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exactas vs exactos
Shared letters: acestx. Private to "exactas": -. Private to "exactos": o.
"exactas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "exactos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exactas" and "exactos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exactas" or "exactos"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exactas" 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 #232,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exactas" 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 #232,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.