Which to use
“exceden” and “excedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,656
- “exceden” frequency rank
- #49,638
- “excedió” frequency rank
- 82294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exceden | excedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 exceden and excedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exceden (VCCVCVC) and excedió (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between exceden and excedió
A purely visual mix-up. exceden ([ekˈseð̞ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exceden is recorded at frequency rank #32,656, classified as averb, pronounced [ekˈseð̞ẽn]. 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 82294, this pair ranks #9,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exceden vs excedió
Shared letters: cdex. Private to "exceden": n. Private to "excedió": ió.
"exceden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "excedió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exceden ← ecxeden · excceden · excdeen · excedden · excedenn · excedne · exceedn · execden
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "exceden" 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 #9,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exceden" 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 #9,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.