exigidavsexigidosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“exigida” and “exigidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,190
“exigida” frequency rank
#29,651
“exigidos” frequency rank
73841
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exigida exigidos
Definition Forma del femenino de exigido, participio de exigir. Forma del plural de exigido, participio de exigir.

Where the eye mixes exigida and exigidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exigida runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against exigidos's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
exigida
8 ch
exigidos

Visual trap between exigida and exigidos

A purely visual mix-up. exigida ([eksiˈxið̞a]) and exigidos ([eksiˈxið̞os]) 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 73841, 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]. exigidos is at rank #29,651, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞os].

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 73841, this pair ranks #22,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exigida vs exigidos

Shared letters: degix. Private to "exigida": a. Private to "exigidos": os.

"exigida" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "exigidos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exigida ← eixgida · exgiida · exigdia · exiggida · exigiad · exigidda · exiigda · exxigida
  • exigidos ← eixgidos · exgiidos · exigdios · exiggidos · exigiddos · exigidoss · exigidso · exigiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "exigida" for "exigidos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eksiˈxið̞a] versus [eksiˈxið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exigida" or "exigidos"?
"exigidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,651 in our Spanish list, against #44,190 for "exigida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "exigida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exigidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exigida" and "exigidos" 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 #22,489 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