Which to use
“excluido” is a verb and “exclusivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,678
- “excluido” frequency rank
- #6,058
- “exclusivo” frequency rank
- 26736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | excluido | exclusivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de excluir. | Que excluye o que tiene poder para excluir. |
Where the eye mixes excluido and exclusivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. excluido runs 8 letters (VCCCVVCV) against exclusivo's 9 (VCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: excluido vs exclusivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: excluido is [eksˈklwið̞o] while exclusivo is [ekskluˈsiβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
excluido is recorded at frequency rank #20,678, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈklwið̞o]. exclusivo is at rank #6,058, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekskluˈsiβ̞o].
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 26736, this pair ranks #230,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of excluido vs exclusivo
Shared letters: ceiloux. Private to "excluido": d. Private to "exclusivo": sv.
"excluido" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV · "exclusivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "excluido" and "exclusivo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "excluido" vs "exclusivo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "excluido" and "exclusivo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "excluido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exclusivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "excluido" and "exclusivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedido vs excluido". 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 #230,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.