Which to use
“exilio” is a noun and “existió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,183
- “exilio” frequency rank
- #9,984
- “existió” frequency rank
- 16167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exilio | existió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emigración forzosa fuera del propio país. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de existir. |
Where the eye mixes exilio and existió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exilio and existió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exilio is [ekˈsiljo] while existió is [eksisˈt̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exilio is recorded at frequency rank #6,183, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekˈsiljo]. existió is at rank #9,984, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksisˈt̪jo].
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 16167, this pair ranks #277,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of exilio vs existió
Shared letters: eix. Private to "exilio": lo. Private to "existió": stó.
"exilio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "existió" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- exilio ← eixlio · exiilo · exillio · exiloi · exliio · exxilio · xeilio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exilio" for "existió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "exilio" or "existió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "exilio" and "existió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "exilio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exilio" and "existió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "etílico vs exilio". 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 #277,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.