Which to use
“exigió” and “existo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,245
- “exigió” frequency rank
- #26,441
- “existo” frequency rank
- 39686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigió | existo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exigir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de existir. |
Where the eye mixes exigió and existo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: exigió vs existo
A purely visual mix-up. exigió ([eksiˈxjo]) and existo ([ekˈsist̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exigió is recorded at frequency rank #13,245, classified as averb, pronounced [eksiˈxjo]. existo is at rank #26,441, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekˈsist̪o].
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 39686, this pair ranks #163,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exigió vs existo
Shared letters: eix. Private to "exigió": gó. Private to "existo": ost.
"exigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "existo" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- existo ← eixsto · exisot · exissto · existto · exitso · exsito · exxisto · xeisto
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exigió" and "existo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exigió" or "existo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "exigió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigió" and "existo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "existo vs exit". 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 #163,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.