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

#30,471
“exigirá” frequency rank
#44,744
“expira” frequency rank
75215
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exigirá expira
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de exigir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expirar.

Where the eye mixes exigirá and expira

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. exigirá runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against expira's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
exigirá
6 ch
expira

Why the eye confuses exigirá with expira

A purely visual mix-up. exigirá ([eksixiˈɾa]) and expira ([eksˈpiɾa]) 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 75215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exigirá is recorded at frequency rank #30,471, classified as averb, pronounced [eksixiˈɾa]. expira is at rank #44,744, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈpiɾa].

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 75215, this pair ranks #19,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of exigirá vs expira

Shared letters: eirx. Private to "exigirá": gá. Private to "expira": ap.

"exigirá" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "expira" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • expira ← epxira · exipra · expiar · expirra · exppira · expria · exxpira · xepira

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "exigirá" and "expira" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eksixiˈɾa] versus [eksˈpiɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exigirá" or "expira"?
"exigirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,471 in our Spanish list, against #44,744 for "expira". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "exigirá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "expira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exigirá" and "expira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expira vs expiró". 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 #19,990 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