Which to use
“éxito” and “éxodo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #731
- “éxito” frequency rank
- #14,990
- “éxodo” frequency rank
- 15721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éxito | éxodo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Logro o compensación satisfactoria de una tarea o actividad. | Salida o migración repentina de un gran número de gente. |
Where the eye mixes éxito and éxodo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses éxito with éxodo
A purely visual mix-up. éxito ([ˈeksit̪o]) and éxodo ([ˈeksoð̞o]) 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 15721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éxito is recorded at frequency rank #731, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeksit̪o]. éxodo is at rank #14,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeksoð̞o].
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 15721, this pair ranks #279,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éxito vs éxodo
Shared letters: oxé. Private to "éxito": it. Private to "éxodo": d.
"éxito" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "éxodo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éxito" for "éxodo" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "éxito" and "éxodo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éxito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éxodo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éxito" and "éxodo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exit vs éxito". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #279,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.