exigevsexitTell them apart

Quick tell: exige is a verb, exit is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“exige” is a verb and “exit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,630
“exige” frequency rank
#48,396
“exit” frequency rank
52026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exige exit
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de exigir. Salida.

Where the eye mixes exige and exit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
exige
4 ch
exit

Look-alike desk: exige vs exit

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exige is [ekˈsixe] while exit is /ˈɛɡ.zɪt/. 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 52026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exige is recorded at frequency rank #3,630, classified as averb, pronounced [ekˈsixe]. exit is at rank #48,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛɡ.zɪt/.

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 52026, this pair ranks #94,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exige vs exit

Shared letters: eix. Private to "exige": g. Private to "exit": t.

"exige" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exigeeixge · exgie · exieg · exigge · exxige · xeige
  • exiteixt · exitt · exti · exxit · xeit

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "exige" and "exit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "exige" is a verb and "exit" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "exige" vs "exit" - which ranks higher?
"exige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,630 in our Spanish list, against #48,396 for "exit". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "exige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exige" and "exit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edi vs exit". 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 #94,794 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