Which to use
“exención” and “extinción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,010
- “exención” frequency rank
- #6,059
- “extinción” frequency rank
- 28069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exención | extinción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Efecto de eximir o eximirse. | La acción y el efecto de extinguirse. |
Where the eye mixes exención and extinción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. exención runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against extinción's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exención vs extinción
A purely visual mix-up. exención ([eksẽnˈsjõn]) and extinción ([ekst̪ĩnˈsjõn]) 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 28069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exención is recorded at frequency rank #22,010, classified as anoun, pronounced [eksẽnˈsjõn]. extinción is at rank #6,059, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekst̪ĩnˈsjõn].
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 28069, this pair ranks #223,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exención vs extinción
Shared letters: ceinxó. Private to "exención": -. Private to "extinción": t.
"exención" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "extinción" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exención" for "extinción" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exención" or "extinción" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exención" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "extinción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exención" and "extinción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exención vs extension". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #223,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.