Which to use
“expide” and “expiró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,547
- “expide” frequency rank
- #47,130
- “expiró” frequency rank
- 93677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expide | expiró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expedir o de expedirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de expirar. |
Where the eye mixes expide and expiró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between expide and expiró
A purely visual mix-up. expide ([eksˈpið̞e]) and expiró ([ekspiˈɾo]) 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 93677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expide is recorded at frequency rank #46,547, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈpið̞e]. expiró is at rank #47,130, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekspiˈɾo].
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 93677, this pair ranks #1,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of expide vs expiró
Shared letters: eipx. Private to "expide": d. Private to "expiró": ró.
"expide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "expiró" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- expide ← epxide · exipde · expdie · expidde · expied · exppide · exxpide · xepide
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "expide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expiró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expide" and "expiró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expide vs expuse". 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 #1,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.