Which to use
“expedir” and “expidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,571
- “expedir” frequency rank
- #40,302
- “expidió” frequency rank
- 76873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expedir | expidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar curso a las causas y negocios; despacharlos. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de expedir. |
Where the eye mixes expedir and expidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. expedir (VCCVCVC) and expidió (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses expedir with expidió
A purely visual mix-up. expedir ([ekspeˈð̞iɾ]) and expidió ([ekspiˈð̞jo]) 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 76873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expedir is recorded at frequency rank #36,571, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspeˈð̞iɾ]. expidió is at rank #40,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspiˈð̞jo].
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 76873, this pair ranks #16,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of expedir vs expidió
Shared letters: deipx. Private to "expedir": r. Private to "expidió": ó.
"expedir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "expidió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- expedir ← epxedir · exepdir · expdeir · expeddir · expedirr · expedri · expeidr · exppedir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "expedir" and "expidió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "expedir" or "expidió" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "expedir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expedir" and "expidió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excedió vs expidió". 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 #16,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.