Which to use
“exijan” and “exijo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,370
- “exijan” frequency rank
- #17,137
- “exijo” frequency rank
- 45507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exijan | exijo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de exigir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de exigir. |
Where the eye mixes exijan and exijo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. exijan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against exijo's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses exijan with exijo
A purely visual mix-up. exijan ([ekˈsixãn]) and exijo ([ekˈsixo]) 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 45507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exijan is recorded at frequency rank #28,370, classified as averb, pronounced [ekˈsixãn]. exijo is at rank #17,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekˈsixo].
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 45507, this pair ranks #131,072 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exijan vs exijo
Shared letters: eijx. Private to "exijan": an. Private to "exijo": o.
"exijan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exijo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exijan" for "exijo" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "exijan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exijo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,072 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exijan" and "exijo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excitan vs exijan". 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 #131,072 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.