Which to use
“excitado” and “expirado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,783
- “excitado” frequency rank
- #45,319
- “expirado” frequency rank
- 77102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excitado | expirado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de excitar. | Participio de expirar. |
Where the eye mixes excitado and expirado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. excitado and expirado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses excitado with expirado
A purely visual mix-up. excitado ([eksiˈt̪að̞o]) and expirado ([ekspiˈɾað̞o]) 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 77102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excitado is recorded at frequency rank #31,783, classified as averb, pronounced [eksiˈt̪að̞o]. expirado is at rank #45,319, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspiˈɾað̞o].
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 77102, this pair ranks #16,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of excitado vs expirado
Shared letters: adeiox. Private to "excitado": ct. Private to "expirado": pr.
"excitado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "expirado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "excitado" for "expirado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "excitado" vs "expirado" - which ranks higher?
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 "excitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expirado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excitado" and "expirado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expirado vs expiró". 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 #16,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.