exigidovsexigimosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,432
“exigido” frequency rank
#15,372
“exigimos” frequency rank
32804
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exigido exigimos
Definition Participio de exigir. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de exigir.

Where the eye mixes exigido and exigimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
exigido
8 ch
exigimos

Why the eye confuses exigido with exigimos

A purely visual mix-up. exigido ([eksiˈxið̞o]) and exigimos ([eksiˈximos]) 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 32804, 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]. exigimos is at rank #15,372, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈximos].

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 32804, this pair ranks #200,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exigido vs exigimos

Shared letters: egiox. Private to "exigido": d. Private to "exigimos": ms.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exigidoeixgido · exgiido · exigdio · exiggido · exigiddo · exigiod · exiigdo · exxigido
  • exigimoseixgimos · exgiimos · exiggimos · exigimmos · exigimoss · exigimso · exigioms · exigmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "exigido" for "exigimos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eksiˈxið̞o] versus [eksiˈximos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exigido" or "exigimos" show up more?
"exigimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,372 in our Spanish list, against #17,432 for "exigido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "exigido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exigimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #200,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exigido" and "exigimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigida vs exigido". 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 #200,111 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