Which to use
“exigió” and “expidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,245
- “exigió” frequency rank
- #40,302
- “expidió” frequency rank
- 53547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigió | expidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de exigir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de expedir. |
Where the eye mixes exigió and expidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. exigió runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against expidió's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: exigió vs expidió
A purely visual mix-up. exigió ([eksiˈxjo]) and expidió ([ekspiˈð̞jo]) 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 53547, 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]. expidió is at rank #40,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspiˈð̞jo].
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 53547, this pair ranks #87,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exigió vs expidió
Shared letters: eixó. Private to "exigió": g. Private to "expidió": dp.
"exigió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "expidió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exigió" and "expidió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "exigió" vs "expidió" - 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 "exigió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigió" and "expidió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedió vs expidió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #87,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.