Which to use
“exceda” and “excedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,117
- “exceda” frequency rank
- #49,638
- “excedió” frequency rank
- 82755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exceda | excedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de exceder o de excederse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exceder o de excederse. |
Where the eye mixes exceda and excedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: exceda vs excedió
A purely visual mix-up. exceda ([ekˈseð̞a]) and excedió ([ekseˈð̞jo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exceda is recorded at frequency rank #33,117, classified as averb, pronounced [ekˈseð̞a]. excedió is at rank #49,638, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekseˈð̞jo].
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 82755, this pair ranks #8,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exceda vs excedió
Shared letters: cdex. Private to "exceda": a. Private to "excedió": ió.
"exceda" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "excedió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exceda ← ecxeda · excceda · excdea · excead · excedda · execda · exseda · exxceda
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exceda" and "excedió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exceda" or "excedió" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exceda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "excedió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exceda" and "excedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedido vs excedió". 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 #8,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.