exigidovsexigióConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,432
“exigido” frequency rank
#13,245
“exigió” frequency rank
30677
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exigido exigió
Definition Participio de exigir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exigir.

Where the eye mixes exigido and exigió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exigido runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against exigió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
exigido
6 ch
exigió

Why the eye confuses exigido with exigió

A purely visual mix-up. exigido ([eksiˈxið̞o]) and exigió ([eksiˈxjo]) 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 30677, 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]. exigió is at rank #13,245, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxjo].

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 30677, this pair ranks #210,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exigido vs exigió

Shared letters: egix. Private to "exigido": do. Private to "exigió": ó.

"exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "exigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exigido ← eixgido · exgiido · exigdio · exiggido · exigiddo · exigiod · exiigdo · exxigido

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "exigido" for "exigió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eksiˈxið̞o] versus [eksiˈxjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "exigido" vs "exigió" - which ranks higher?
"exigió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,245 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.

Useful next steps

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 "exigió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #210,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exigido" and "exigió" 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 #210,831 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