Which to use
“excede” and “expide” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,828
- “excede” frequency rank
- #46,547
- “expide” frequency rank
- 65375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excede | expide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exceder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expedir o de expedirse. |
Where the eye mixes excede and expide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses excede with expide
A purely visual mix-up. excede ([ekˈseð̞e]) and expide ([eksˈpið̞e]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excede is recorded at frequency rank #18,828, classified as averb, pronounced [ekˈseð̞e]. expide is at rank #46,547, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈpið̞e].
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 65375, this pair ranks #42,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of excede vs expide
Shared letters: dex. Private to "excede": c. Private to "expide": ip.
"excede" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "expide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "excede" for "expide" ever safe?
Frequency check: "excede" vs "expide" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "excede" and "expide" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "excede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excede" and "expide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expide vs expuse". 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 #42,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.