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 eye mixes exento and exentos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exento runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against exentos's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between exento and exentos
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exento" for "exentos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exento" or "exentos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exentos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exento" and "exentos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "event vs exento". 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 #148,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.