Which to use
“exhibió” is a verb and “exilio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,657
- “exhibió” frequency rank
- #6,183
- “exilio” frequency rank
- 38840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exhibió | exilio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exhibir o de exhibirse. | Emigración forzosa fuera del propio país. |
Where the eye mixes exhibió and exilio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. exhibió runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against exilio's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exhibió with exilio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exhibió is [eksiˈβ̞jo] while exilio is [ekˈsiljo]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38840, 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]. exilio is at rank #6,183, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekˈsiljo].
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 38840, this pair ranks #167,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exhibió vs exilio
Shared letters: eix. Private to "exhibió": bhó. Private to "exilio": lo.
"exhibió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "exilio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exilio ← eixlio · exiilo · exillio · exiloi · exliio · exxilio · xeilio
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exhibió" and "exilio" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "exhibió" vs "exilio" - 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 "exhibió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exilio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exhibió" and "exilio" 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 #167,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.