Which to use
“exceder” and “excedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,265
- “exceder” frequency rank
- #49,638
- “excedió” frequency rank
- 74903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exceder | excedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ser más grande o mejor que lo esperado o deseado. | 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 exceder and excedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exceder (VCCVCVC) and excedió (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses exceder with excedió
A purely visual mix-up. exceder ([ekseˈð̞eɾ]) 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 74903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exceder is recorded at frequency rank #25,265, classified as averb, pronounced [ekseˈð̞eɾ]. 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 74903, this pair ranks #20,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exceder vs excedió
Shared letters: cdex. Private to "exceder": r. Private to "excedió": ió.
"exceder" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "excedió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exceder ← ecxeder · excceder · excdeer · excedder · excederr · excedre · exceedr · execder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exceder" and "excedió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "exceder" vs "excedió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exceder" 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 #20,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exceder" 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 #20,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.