Which to use
“excedido” and “expedido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,822
- “excedido” frequency rank
- #29,209
- “expedido” frequency rank
- 70031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excedido | expedido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de exceder. | Participio de expedir. |
Where the eye mixes excedido and expedido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. excedido and expedido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between excedido and expedido
A purely visual mix-up. excedido ([ekseˈð̞ið̞o]) and expedido ([ekspeˈð̞ið̞o]) 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 a single letter - c in “excedido” becomes p in “expedido”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excedido is recorded at frequency rank #40,822, classified as averb, pronounced [ekseˈð̞ið̞o]. expedido is at rank #29,209, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspeˈð̞ið̞o].
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 70031, this pair ranks #30,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of excedido vs expedido
Shared letters: deiox. Private to "excedido": c. Private to "expedido": p.
"excedido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "expedido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "excedido" and "expedido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "excedido" vs "expedido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "excedido" and "expedido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "excedido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expedido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excedido" and "expedido" 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 #30,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.