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

#31,784
“exhibido” frequency rank
#17,432
“exigido” frequency rank
49216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exhibido exigido
Definition Participio de exhibir. Participio de exigir.

Where the eye mixes exhibido and exigido

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

8 ch
exhibido
7 ch
exigido

Visual trap between exhibido and exigido

A purely visual mix-up. exhibido ([eksiˈβ̞ið̞o]) and exigido ([eksiˈxið̞o]) 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 49216, 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]. exigido is at rank #17,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞o].

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 49216, this pair ranks #110,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exhibido vs exigido

Shared letters: deiox. Private to "exhibido": bh. Private to "exigido": g.

"exhibido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exhibido ← ehxibido · exhbiido · exhhibido · exhibbido · exhibdio · exhibiddo · exhibiod · exhiibdo
  • exigido ← eixgido · exgiido · exigdio · exiggido · exigiddo · exigiod · exiigdo · exxigido

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "exhibido" and "exigido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eksiˈβ̞ið̞o] versus [eksiˈxið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exhibido" or "exigido"?
"exigido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,432 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "exhibido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exigido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exhibido" and "exigido" 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 #110,083 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