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Which to use

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

#17,432
“exigido” frequency rank
#8,114
“existido” frequency rank
25546
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exigido existido
Definition Participio de exigir. Participio de existir.

Where the eye mixes exigido and existido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. exigido runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against existido's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
exigido
8 ch
existido

Visual trap between exigido and existido

A purely visual mix-up. exigido ([eksiˈxið̞o]) and existido ([eksisˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 25546, 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]. existido is at rank #8,114, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksisˈt̪ið̞o].

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 25546, this pair ranks #235,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exigido vs existido

Shared letters: deiox. Private to "exigido": g. Private to "existido": st.

"exigido" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "existido" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exigido ← eixgido · exgiido · exigdio · exiggido · exigiddo · exigiod · exiigdo · exxigido
  • existido ← eixstido · exisitdo · exisstido · existdio · existiddo · existiod · existtido · exitsido

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exigido" and "existido" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eksiˈxið̞o] versus [eksisˈt̪ið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exigido" or "existido"?
"existido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,114 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.

After this comparison

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 "existido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #235,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exigido" and "existido" 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 #235,946 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