exigidasvsexigidoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: exigidas is a participle, exigido is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“exigidas” is a participle and “exigido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,006
“exigidas” frequency rank
#17,432
“exigido” frequency rank
60438
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exigidas exigido
Definition Forma del femenino plural de exigido, participio de exigir. Participio de exigir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set exigidas and exigido apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
exigidas
7 ch
exigido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exigidas is [eksiˈxið̞as] while exigido is [eksiˈxið̞o]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exigidas is recorded at frequency rank #43,006, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞as]. 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 60438, this pair ranks #58,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exigidas vs exigido

Shared letters: degix. Private to "exigidas": as. Private to "exigido": o.

"exigidas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exigidaseixgidas · exgiidas · exigdias · exiggidas · exigiads · exigidass · exigiddas · exigidsa
  • exigidoeixgido · exgiido · exigdio · exiggido · exigiddo · exigiod · exiigdo · exxigido

Frequency comparison

exigidas#43,006
exigido#17,432

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exigidas" and "exigido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "exigidas" is a participle and "exigido" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "exigidas" or "exigido"?
"exigido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,432 in our Spanish list, against #43,006 for "exigidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering exigidas vs exigido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “exigidas”; for a verb, it's “exigido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “exigidas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list