Which to use
“exigían” and “exigido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,503
- “exigían” frequency rank
- #17,432
- “exigido” frequency rank
- 41935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigían | exigido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de exigir. | Participio de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes exigían and exigido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. exigían (VCVCVVC) and exigido (VCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between exigían and exigido
A purely visual mix-up. exigían ([eksiˈxiãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exigían is recorded at frequency rank #24,503, classified as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxiãn]. 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 41935, this pair ranks #150,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exigían vs exigido
Shared letters: egix. Private to "exigían": aní. Private to "exigido": do.
"exigían" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigido ← eixgido · exgiido · exigdio · exiggido · exigiddo · exigiod · exiigdo · exxigido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exigían" and "exigido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exigían" or "exigido"?
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 "exigían" 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 #150,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigían" and "exigido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigían vs exigida". 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 #150,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.