Which to use
“expidió” and “expiró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,302
- “expidió” frequency rank
- #47,130
- “expiró” frequency rank
- 87432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expidió | expiró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de expedir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de expirar. |
Where the eye mixes expidió and expiró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. expidió runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against expiró's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: expidió vs expiró
A purely visual mix-up. expidió ([ekspiˈð̞jo]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expidió is recorded at frequency rank #40,302, classified as averb, pronounced [ekspiˈð̞jo]. 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 87432, this pair ranks #4,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of expidió vs expiró
Shared letters: eipxó. Private to "expidió": d. Private to "expiró": r.
"expidió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "expiró" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "expidió" for "expiró" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "expidió" or "expiró" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "expidió" 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 #4,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expidió" and "expiró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expide vs expiró". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,515 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.