Which to use
“expide” and “expone” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,547
- “expide” frequency rank
- #6,906
- “expone” frequency rank
- 53453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expide | expone |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de exponer. |
Where the eye mixes expide and expone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: expide vs expone
A purely visual mix-up. expide ([eksˈpið̞e]) and expone ([eksˈpone]) 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 53453, 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]. expone is at rank #6,906, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈpone].
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 53453, this pair ranks #87,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of expide vs expone
Shared letters: epx. Private to "expide": di. Private to "expone": no.
"expide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "expone" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "expide" and "expone" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "expide" or "expone" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "expide" and "expone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "expide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "expone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expide" and "expone" 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 #87,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.