Which to use
“exigida” is a participle and “exigido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,190
- “exigida” frequency rank
- #17,432
- “exigido” frequency rank
- 61622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigida | exigido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de exigido, participio de exigir. | Participio de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes exigida and exigido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exigida and exigido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exigida is [eksiˈxið̞a] while exigido is [eksiˈxið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “exigida” becomes o in “exigido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exigida is recorded at frequency rank #44,190, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞a]. 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 61622, this pair ranks #54,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exigida vs exigido
Shared letters: degix. Private to "exigida": a. Private to "exigido": o.
"exigida" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exigida" for "exigido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exigida" or "exigido" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "exigida" and "exigido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exigida" 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 #54,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigida" and "exigido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigida vs exigiría". 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 #54,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.