Which to use
“exhibió” and “exhibir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,657
- “exhibió” frequency rank
- #18,829
- “exhibir” frequency rank
- 51486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exhibió | exhibir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exhibir o de exhibirse. | Hacer visible o manifiesto; mostrar, especialmente de modo público. |
Where the eye mixes exhibió and exhibir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exhibió (VCCVCVV) and exhibir (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between exhibió and exhibir
A purely visual mix-up. exhibió ([eksiˈβ̞jo]) 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 a single letter - ó in “exhibió” becomes r in “exhibir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exhibió is recorded at frequency rank #32,657, classified as averb, pronounced [eksiˈβ̞jo]. 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 51486, this pair ranks #97,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exhibió vs exhibir
Shared letters: behix. Private to "exhibió": ó. Private to "exhibir": r.
"exhibió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "exhibir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exhibir ← ehxibir · exhbiir · exhhibir · exhibbir · exhibirr · exhibri · exhiibr · exhivir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exhibió" for "exhibir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exhibió" vs "exhibir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exhibió" 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 #97,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exhibió" and "exhibir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exhibidos vs exhibió". 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 #97,634 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.