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“exentos” and “éxitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,011
“exentos” frequency rank
#4,963
“éxitos” frequency rank
26974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exentos éxitos
Definition Forma del plural de exento. Forma del plural de éxito.

Where the eye mixes exentos and éxitos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. exentos runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against éxitos's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
exentos
6 ch
éxitos

Why the eye confuses exentos with éxitos

A purely visual mix-up. exentos ([ekˈsẽn̪t̪os]) and éxitos ([ˈeksit̪os]) 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 26974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exentos is recorded at frequency rank #22,011, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekˈsẽn̪t̪os]. éxitos is at rank #4,963, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeksit̪os].

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 26974, this pair ranks #229,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exentos vs éxitos

Shared letters: ostx. Private to "exentos": en. Private to "éxitos": ié.

"exentos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "éxitos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exentos ← eexntos · exenntos · exenots · exentoss · exentso · exenttos · exetnos · exnetos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exentos" and "éxitos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ekˈsẽn̪t̪os] versus [ˈeksit̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "exentos" vs "éxitos" - which ranks higher?
"éxitos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,963 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "exentos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "éxitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #229,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exentos" and "éxitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "events vs exentos". 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 #229,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list