Which to use
“exigido” is a verb and “exilio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,432
- “exigido” frequency rank
- #6,183
- “exilio” frequency rank
- 23615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigido | exilio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de exigir. | Emigración forzosa fuera del propio país. |
Where the eye mixes exigido and exilio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exigido runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against exilio's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exigido with exilio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exigido is [eksiˈxið̞o] while exilio is [ekˈsiljo]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23615, 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]. exilio is at rank #6,183, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ekˈsiljo].
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 23615, this pair ranks #244,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exigido vs exilio
Shared letters: eiox. Private to "exigido": dg. Private to "exilio": l.
"exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "exilio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exigido" and "exilio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exigido" or "exilio" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "exigido" and "exilio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exigido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exilio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigido" and "exilio" 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 #244,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.