Which to use
“exime” is a verb and “exit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,906
- “exime” frequency rank
- #48,396
- “exit” frequency rank
- 79302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exime | exit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de eximir. | Salida. |
Where the eye mixes exime and exit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between exime and exit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: exime is [ekˈsime] while exit is /ˈɛɡ.zɪt/. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exime is recorded at frequency rank #30,906, classified as averb, pronounced [ekˈsime]. exit is at rank #48,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɛɡ.zɪt/.
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 79302, this pair ranks #13,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exime vs exit
Shared letters: eix. Private to "exime": m. Private to "exit": t.
"exime" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "exit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "exime" for "exit" ever safe?
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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 "exime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exime" and "exit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edi 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 #13,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.