Which to use
“excedió” and “expedido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,638
- “excedió” frequency rank
- #29,209
- “expedido” frequency rank
- 78847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excedió | expedido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exceder o de excederse. | Participio de expedir. |
Where the eye mixes excedió and expedido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. excedió runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against expedido's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: excedió vs expedido
A purely visual mix-up. excedió ([ekseˈð̞jo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excedió is recorded at frequency rank #49,638, classified as averb, pronounced [ekseˈð̞jo]. 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 78847, this pair ranks #13,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of excedió vs expedido
Shared letters: deix. Private to "excedió": có. Private to "expedido": op.
"excedió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "expedido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- expedido ← epxedido · exepdido · expdeido · expeddido · expeddio · expediddo · expediod · expeiddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "excedió" and "expedido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "excedió" or "expedido"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "excedió" and "expedido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "excedió" 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 #13,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excedió" 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 #13,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.