Which to use
“exijo” and “exime” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,137
- “exijo” frequency rank
- #30,906
- “exime” frequency rank
- 48043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exijo | exime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de exigir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de eximir. |
Where the eye mixes exijo and exime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. exijo and exime follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between exijo and exime
A purely visual mix-up. exijo ([ekˈsixo]) and exime ([ekˈsime]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exijo is recorded at frequency rank #17,137, classified as averb, pronounced [ekˈsixo]. exime is at rank #30,906, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekˈsime].
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 48043, this pair ranks #116,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of exijo vs exime
Shared letters: eix. Private to "exijo": jo. Private to "exime": m.
"exijo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exime" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "exijo" and "exime" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "exijo" or "exime"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "exijo" and "exime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exijo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exijo" and "exime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exime 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 #116,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.