Which to use
“exigían” and “exigió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,503
- “exigían” frequency rank
- #13,245
- “exigió” frequency rank
- 37748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigían | exigió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de exigir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes exigían and exigió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. exigían runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against exigió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exigían with exigió
A purely visual mix-up. exigían ([eksiˈxiãn]) and exigió ([eksiˈxjo]) 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 37748, 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]. exigió is at rank #13,245, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxjo].
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 37748, this pair ranks #173,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exigían vs exigió
Shared letters: egix. Private to "exigían": aní. Private to "exigió": ó.
"exigían" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "exigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exigían" for "exigió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exigían" vs "exigió" - 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 "exigían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigían" and "exigió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigían vs exigida". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #173,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.