Which to use
“exigido” is a verb and “exigidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,432
- “exigido” frequency rank
- #29,651
- “exigidos” frequency rank
- 47083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigido | exigidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de exigir. | Forma del plural de exigido, participio de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes exigido and exigidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. exigido 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.
Visual trap between exigido and exigidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exigido is [eksiˈxið̞o] while exigidos is [eksiˈxið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “exigido” sits inside “exigidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exigido is recorded at frequency rank #17,432, classified as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞o]. 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 47083, this pair ranks #122,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exigido vs exigidos
Shared letters: degiox. Private to "exigido": -. Private to "exigidos": s.
"exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "exigidos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exigido" for "exigidos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "exigido" or "exigidos"?
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 "exigido" 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 #122,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigido" and "exigidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exhibidos vs exigidos". 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 #122,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.