exhibidovsexhibirConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,784
“exhibido” frequency rank
#18,829
“exhibir” frequency rank
50613
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exhibido exhibir
Definition Participio de exhibir. Hacer visible o manifiesto; mostrar, especialmente de modo público.

Where the eye mixes exhibido and exhibir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exhibido 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
exhibido
7 ch
exhibir

Visual trap between exhibido and exhibir

A purely visual mix-up. exhibido ([eksiˈβ̞ið̞o]) and exhibir ([eksiˈβ̞iɾ]) 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 50613, 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]. 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 50613, this pair ranks #102,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exhibido vs exhibir

Shared letters: behix. Private to "exhibido": do. Private to "exhibir": r.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exhibido ← ehxibido · exhbiido · exhhibido · exhibbido · exhibdio · exhibiddo · exhibiod · exhiibdo
  • exhibir ← ehxibir · exhbiir · exhhibir · exhibbir · exhibirr · exhibri · exhiibr · exhivir

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "exhibido" and "exhibir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eksiˈβ̞ið̞o] versus [eksiˈβ̞iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "exhibido" vs "exhibir" - which ranks higher?
"exhibir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,829 in our Spanish list, against #31,784 for "exhibido". 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 "exhibido" 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 #102,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exhibido" and "exhibir" 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 #102,261 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