Which to use
“exagera” and “exagerar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,202
- “exagera” frequency rank
- #20,360
- “exagerar” frequency rank
- 52562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagera | exagerar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exagerar. | Dar una dimensión excesiva a algo; percibirlo, presentarlo o reaccionar ante ello fuera de las proporciones realistas o justas (mayor, menor, mejor o peor de lo que es). |
Where the eye mixes exagera and exagerar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: exagera vs exagerar
A purely visual mix-up. exagera ([eksaˈxeɾa]) and exagerar ([eksaxeˈɾaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “exagera” sits inside “exagerar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exagera is recorded at frequency rank #32,202, classified as averb, pronounced [eksaˈxeɾa]. exagerar is at rank #20,360, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksaxeˈɾaɾ].
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 52562, this pair ranks #92,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exagera vs exagerar
Shared letters: aegrx. Private to "exagera": -. Private to "exagerar": -.
"exagera" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "exagerar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exagera" for "exagerar" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "exagera" and "exagerar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exagerar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagera" and "exagerar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exagera vs exageran". 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 #92,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.