exageravsexigiráConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#32,202
“exagera” frequency rank
#30,471
“exigirá” frequency rank
62673
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exagera exigirá
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exagerar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de exigir.

Where the eye mixes exagera and exigirá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
exagera
7 ch
exigirá

Why the eye confuses exagera with exigirá

A purely visual mix-up. exagera ([eksaˈxeɾa]) and exigirá ([eksixiˈɾa]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62673, 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]. exigirá is at rank #30,471, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksixiˈɾa].

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 62673, this pair ranks #51,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exagera vs exigirá

Shared letters: egrx. Private to "exagera": a. Private to "exigirá": .

"exagera" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "exigirá" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exageraeaxgera · exaegra · exagear · exaggera · exagrea · exgaera · exxagera · xeagera

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "exagera" for "exigirá" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eksaˈxeɾa] versus [eksixiˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "exagera" vs "exigirá" - which ranks higher?
"exigirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,471 in our Spanish list, against #32,202 for "exagera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "exagera" and "exigirá" 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 "exigirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exagera" and "exigirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigirá vs exigiría". 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 #51,218 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