Which to use
“excedió” and “expidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,638
- “excedió” frequency rank
- #40,302
- “expidió” frequency rank
- 89940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excedió | expidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 expedir. |
Where the eye mixes excedió and expidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. excedió and expidió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses excedió with expidió
A purely visual mix-up. excedió ([ekseˈð̞jo]) and expidió ([ekspiˈð̞jo]) 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 89940, 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]. expidió is at rank #40,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspiˈð̞jo].
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 89940, this pair ranks #2,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of excedió vs expidió
Shared letters: deixó. Private to "excedió": c. Private to "expidió": p.
"excedió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "expidió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "excedió" and "expidió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "excedió" or "expidió"?
Useful next steps
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 "expidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excedió" and "expidió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedido vs excedió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.