Which to use
“expira” and “expiró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,744
- “expira” frequency rank
- #47,130
- “expiró” frequency rank
- 91874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | expira | expiró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de expirar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de expirar. |
Where the eye mixes expira and expiró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. expira and expiró follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between expira and expiró
A purely visual mix-up. expira ([eksˈpiɾa]) 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 a single letter - a in “expira” becomes ó in “expiró”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
expira is recorded at frequency rank #44,744, classified as averb, pronounced [eksˈpiɾa]. 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 91874, this pair ranks #1,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of expira vs expiró
Shared letters: eiprx. Private to "expira": a. Private to "expiró": ó.
"expira" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "expiró" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- expira ← epxira · exipra · expiar · expirra · exppira · expria · exxpira · xepira
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "expira" and "expiró" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "expira" vs "expiró" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "expira" 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 #1,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "expira" and "expiró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "expide vs expiró". 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 #1,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.