exhibidavsexhibirConfusable pair

Quick tell: exhibida is a participle, exhibir is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“exhibida” is a participle and “exhibir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,749
“exhibida” frequency rank
#18,829
“exhibir” frequency rank
58578
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exhibida exhibir
Definition Forma del femenino de exhibido, participio de exhibir. Hacer visible o manifiesto; mostrar, especialmente de modo público.

Where the eye mixes exhibida and exhibir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exhibida runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against exhibir's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
exhibida
7 ch
exhibir

Why the eye confuses exhibida with exhibir

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exhibida is [eksiˈβ̞ið̞a] while exhibir is [eksiˈβ̞iɾ]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exhibida is recorded at frequency rank #39,749, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eksiˈβ̞ið̞a]. exhibir is at rank #18,829, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈβ̞iɾ].

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 58578, this pair ranks #65,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exhibida vs exhibir

Shared letters: behix. Private to "exhibida": ad. Private to "exhibir": r.

"exhibida" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "exhibir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exhibida ← ehxibida · exhbiida · exhhibida · exhibbida · exhibdia · exhibiad · exhibidda · exhiibda
  • exhibir ← ehxibir · exhbiir · exhhibir · exhibbir · exhibirr · exhibri · exhiibr · exhivir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exhibida" and "exhibir" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "exhibida" is a participle and "exhibir" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "exhibida" or "exhibir"?
"exhibir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,829 in our Spanish list, against #39,749 for "exhibida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "exhibida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exhibir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exhibida" and "exhibir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exhibida vs exhibidas". 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 #65,948 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