Which to use
“exagerado” is an adjective and “exageran” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,775
- “exagerado” frequency rank
- #42,436
- “exageran” frequency rank
- 54211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exagerado | exageran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que exagera o da una dimensión excesiva a algo, percibiéndolo o presentándolo como mayor, menor, mejor o peor de lo que es. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exagerar. |
Where the eye mixes exagerado and exageran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: exagerado vs exageran
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exagerado is [eksaxeˈɾað̞o] while exageran is [eksaˈxeɾãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exagerado is recorded at frequency rank #11,775, classified as anadj, pronounced [eksaxeˈɾað̞o]. exageran is at rank #42,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksaˈxeɾãn].
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 54211, this pair ranks #84,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exagerado vs exageran
Shared letters: aegrx. Private to "exagerado": do. Private to "exageran": n.
"exagerado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "exageran" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exagerado" and "exageran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exagerado" or "exageran" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "exagerado" and "exageran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exagerado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exageran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exagerado" and "exageran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exageran vs exagero". 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 #84,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.