Which to use
“exhibido” and “exhibiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,784
- “exhibido” frequency rank
- #37,609
- “exhibiendo” frequency rank
- 69393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exhibido | exhibiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de exhibir. | Gerundio de exhibir. |
Where the eye mixes exhibido and exhibiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. exhibido runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against exhibiendo's 10 (VCCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between exhibido and exhibiendo
A purely visual mix-up. exhibido ([eksiˈβ̞ið̞o]) and exhibiendo ([eksiˈβ̞jẽn̪d̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exhibido is recorded at frequency rank #31,784, classified as averb, pronounced [eksiˈβ̞ið̞o]. exhibiendo is at rank #37,609, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈβ̞jẽn̪d̪o].
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 69393, this pair ranks #32,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exhibido vs exhibiendo
Shared letters: bdehiox. Private to "exhibido": -. Private to "exhibiendo": n.
"exhibido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "exhibiendo" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exhibido ← ehxibido · exhbiido · exhhibido · exhibbido · exhibdio · exhibiddo · exhibiod · exhiibdo
- exhibiendo ← ehxibiendo · exhbiiendo · exhhibiendo · exhibbiendo · exhibeindo · exhibiedno · exhibienddo · exhibienndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exhibido" for "exhibiendo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exhibido" vs "exhibiendo" - which ranks higher?
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 "exhibido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exhibiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exhibido" and "exhibiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exhibidas vs exhibido". 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 #32,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.