exentovsexentosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: exento is a adjective, exentos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“exento” is an adjective and “exentos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,363
“exento” frequency rank
#22,011
“exentos” frequency rank
42374
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exento exentos
Definition Que no está sujeto o sometido a determinada obligación o situación gravosa. Forma del plural de exento.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exento and exentos apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
exento
7 ch
exentos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exento is [ekˈsẽn̪t̪o] while exentos is [ekˈsẽn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “exento” sits inside “exentos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exento is recorded at frequency rank #20,363, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekˈsẽn̪t̪o]. exentos is at rank #22,011, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekˈsẽn̪t̪os].

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 42374, this pair ranks #148,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exento vs exentos

Shared letters: enotx. Private to "exento": -. Private to "exentos": s.

"exento" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "exentos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exentoeexnto · exennto · exenot · exentto · exetno · exneto · exxento · xeento
  • exentoseexntos · exenntos · exenots · exentoss · exentso · exenttos · exetnos · exnetos

Frequency comparison

exento#20,363
exentos#22,011

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exento" and "exentos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "exento" is an adjective and "exentos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "exento" or "exentos"?
"exento" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,363 in our Spanish list, against #22,011 for "exentos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exento vs exentos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “exento”; for a noun, it's “exentos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exento” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list