exigidosvsexiliadosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,651
“exigidos” frequency rank
#14,592
“exiliados” frequency rank
44243
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exigidos exiliados
Definition Forma del plural de exigido, participio de exigir. Forma del plural de exiliado, participio de exiliar o de exiliarse.

Where the eye mixes exigidos and exiliados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. exigidos runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against exiliados's 9 (VCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
exigidos
9 ch
exiliados

Visual trap between exigidos and exiliados

A purely visual mix-up. exigidos ([eksiˈxið̞os]) and exiliados ([eksiˈljað̞os]) 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 44243, 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]. exiliados is at rank #14,592, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eksiˈljað̞os].

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 44243, this pair ranks #138,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of exigidos vs exiliados

Shared letters: deiosx. Private to "exigidos": g. Private to "exiliados": al.

"exigidos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "exiliados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exigidos ← eixgidos · exgiidos · exigdios · exiggidos · exigiddos · exigidoss · exigidso · exigiods
  • exiliados ← eixliados · exiilados · exilaidos · exiliaddos · exiliadoss · exiliadso · exiliaods · exilidaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "exigidos" and "exiliados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eksiˈxið̞os] versus [eksiˈljað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "exigidos" vs "exiliados" - which ranks higher?
"exiliados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,592 in our Spanish list, against #29,651 for "exigidos". 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 "exigidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exiliados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exigidos" and "exiliados" 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 #138,143 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