Which to use
“exigidos” is a participle and “exigió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,651
- “exigidos” frequency rank
- #13,245
- “exigió” frequency rank
- 42896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigidos | exigió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de exigido, 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 exigidos and exigió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exigidos runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against exigió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exigidos with exigió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exigidos is [eksiˈxið̞os] while exigió is [eksiˈxjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exigidos is recorded at frequency rank #29,651, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eksiˈxið̞os]. 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 42896, this pair ranks #145,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exigidos vs exigió
Shared letters: egix. Private to "exigidos": dos. Private to "exigió": ó.
"exigidos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "exigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exigidos ← eixgidos · exgiidos · exigdios · exiggidos · exigiddos · exigidoss · exigidso · exigiods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exigidos" for "exigió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "exigidos" vs "exigió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exigidos" 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 #145,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigidos" and "exigió" 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 #145,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.