excedióvsexpedirWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“excedió” and “expedir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,638
“excedió” frequency rank
#36,571
“expedir” frequency rank
86209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature excedió expedir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exceder o de excederse. Dar curso a las causas y negocios; despacharlos.

Where the eye mixes excedió and expedir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. excedió (VCCVCVV) and expedir (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
excedió
7 ch
expedir

Look-alike desk: excedió vs expedir

A purely visual mix-up. excedió ([ekseˈð̞jo]) and expedir ([ekspeˈð̞iɾ]) 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 86209, 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]. expedir is at rank #36,571, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspeˈð̞iɾ].

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 86209, this pair ranks #5,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of excedió vs expedir

Shared letters: deix. Private to "excedió": có. Private to "expedir": pr.

"excedió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "expedir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • expedir ← epxedir · exepdir · expdeir · expeddir · expedirr · expedri · expeidr · exppedir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "excedió" and "expedir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ekseˈð̞jo] versus [ekspeˈð̞iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "excedió" vs "expedir" - which ranks higher?
"expedir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,571 in our Spanish list, against #49,638 for "excedió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "excedió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "expedir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "excedió" and "expedir" 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 #5,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list